In 2023 my husband and I will mark five years in our “starter home.” It’s been a great first home, but when we bought it back in 2018 the intention was to stick around for three years tops and then invest in something bigger and better. Well, needless to say, that agenda didn’t go as planned — 2021 and 2022 were not ideal years to buy a home. I was tempted many times to capitalize on the incredible seller’s market, but of course it the daunting question after you sell is “where are we going to be able to buy next?” As much fun as some millennials make camper/van life look, that lifestyle isn’t for us or our two 70-80 lb. dogs.
I’m grateful that my husband and I were able to purchase a home in 2018. We were able to view many homes without too much pressure to put in offers right away, and once we did put in an offer it was below the asking price. A concept anyone buying homes within the past couple of years would go green with envy over.