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Old 12-06-2020, 12:18 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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How old were you when you bought your first home and moved out on your own? Just a curious question
That's two questions.

I bought my first home in 1977 for $27,500. I was 31.

I'd been on my own since age 19.
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Old 12-06-2020, 12:53 PM
 
Location: North Idaho
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18. But not a house. A very nice 2 acre bare lot and I lived in a travel trailer. It took a couple of years to build a really tiny house without taking out a mortgage.
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Old 12-06-2020, 01:11 PM
 
Location: Kansas City North
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On my own at age 20. Bought a house just shy of 24. With (ex) husband for both.
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Old 12-06-2020, 01:32 PM
 
Location: The Carolinas
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Old 12-06-2020, 01:38 PM
 
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Bought my first house back in 1987 when I was 30. The house was a fixer at $107K with a 10% down payment (with a 9.5% ARM mortgage).

6 months later I sold it for $175K. A ROI at 730%.
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Old 12-06-2020, 01:52 PM
 
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Left home at 18 for the military but didn't buy a home ($4,800) until I was 23.
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Old 12-06-2020, 02:51 PM
 
Location: Sandy Eggo's North County
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27 for my 1st house.
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Old 12-06-2020, 03:03 PM
 
Location: Bloomington IN
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We were 28 and 29--3 years out of grad school and about 6 weeks away from our first baby arriving.
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Old 12-06-2020, 03:48 PM
 
Location: Floribama
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I bought my first house when I was 19. Unfortunately I was young and stupid, and got into a bad relationship, and ended up losing that house. It was a learning experience, and I'm much wiser now.
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Old 12-06-2020, 04:08 PM
 
Location: Kaliforneea
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moved out at 20, bought condo at 20, bought house at 31... saving for 3rd and assumedly final house, something with enuf land for chickens and goats, child says will not follow to my 'retirement farm'.
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