Barbara
"I sacrificed a year of going out, so save a deposit on my first home..."
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Lucie
"I want to warn others to definitely have a structural and termite inspection done prior to buying a house. I know a person who..."
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Amanda
"Don't assume you can get what colours you want, ours were discontinued so we had to start from scratch, blah, it would've been a lot..."
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Laura
"Research, research and more research. We listed everything we wanted in our place, which included being near express city bus routes..."
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Kirsty
"I’m really excited about the recent boost to the first home owner grant. I had some savings, but now I know I’ll receive $14,000 – I can..."
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Jacqui
"We always thought that buying a house was out of our reach so 2 years ago we started a savings for holidays which we were too busy to take..."
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Robyn
"After the owner signed the papers to sell her home, she changed her mind and did not want to sell anymore. After months of hard times..."
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Melissa
"Never ever rent your house to anyone, even family, if you have it on the market to sell. It's better ..."
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Zara
"We are in the process of trying to get a loan to build our first home. This should be an exciting time. We started..."
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Richard
"I’ve seen quite a few properties and even got as far as putting in an offer on one (someone else put in a higher counter offer..."
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Laura
"Learn to live with a mortgage. Work out what you would be paying every month and save that, if not more..."
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Danielle
"We wanted to live on Phillip Island. My partner and I traveled most weekends..."
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Naiomi
"Me and my husband recently decided it was time to buy our first home. After considering and weighing up all the pros and cons..."
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Megan
"ALWAYS get a building inspection before buying no matter how much you love the house! We fell in love with our first home immediately..."
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Lisa
"I have a great tip! When it is time to start paying off your first mortgage, ask to start paying it IMMEDIATELY..."
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Willem and Rose
"We’ve been renting ever since we started living together. We had a deposit saved and both wanted to buy, we just couldn’t agree on where..."
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Cathy
"We have been looking to purchase our first property since the beginning of the year and so far have..."
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Megan and Robert
"Although we’d been in rented accommodation since we got married, we had collected a lot of furniture and other belongings..."
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Abi
"When we bought our first home, I bought it at auction - it was a terrifying experience as I was bullied by estate agents urging me to up my price..."
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Elizabeth
"We're in the final stages of getting our home loan. One short reflection on the first steps to buying your first home - do as much research as you can..."
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Christine
"My sister in law's trying to take advantage of the first home grant. She finally got the loan and after months of looking finally found a property she likes...."
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Kym
"I'll never forget the feeling of the first night in our own home, the rush of the moving day and everyone had gone and we just stood together..."
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Melanie
"Our first home was literally the worst house on the best street. I knew that under that grubby facade there was a gem..."
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Lauren
"Me and the boy aren't great with numbers so it was worth seeing a broker who wasn't biased towards banks..."
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Kristen
"Don't set standards to high, see what you can afford don't lie, try to pay extra off it, cause it all helps every little bit..."
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Kristy
"My husband and I have five children and one of them has special needs. We would love our own home and..."
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Teressa
"When looking for your first home, make sure you check for signs of damp in rooms and water leaks in rooms..."
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Gemma
"The best part of owning your own home is..."
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Frances
"Trust your instincts. When we bought our first home my mother was horrified and said "How can you take your daughter to a place like that?"..."
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Jon
"While deciding which loan to settle on, I notice a lot of differences and not just the interest rate: "If you are like me and..."
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Jennifer
"Never be afraid to dream, keep saving for that final day, remembering that..."
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Chad
"Owning a new home seems like a daunting task and big risk to take. The advice I can give is to think "What's the worst that can happen?"..."
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Helen
"It's a very stressful time while the contract is being settled. However when your first payment comes out..."
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John
"Was living out of my car and started an online business that took off and gave me the ability to put my first deposit..."
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Kris
"We knew the old adage "Buy the worst house in the best street" and that's what we did in..."
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Debra
"With no money for extras I used a card table for a kitchen table, cardboard box for a bedside..."
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Linda
"I'm looking for a smaller home... to encourage the kids to..."
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Meleah
"we were rent to buy our first home...we signed all the legal documents and sorted out what was what...we put $10 000..."
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Christine
"We scrimped, we saved. It was a trial. Lived with his parents for a while. My wardrobe..."
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Naiomi
"Me and my husband recently decided it was time to buy our first home. After considering and weighing up all the pros and cons..."
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Jodi
"When building a new home look around at all the displays out there to get inspiration..."
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Megan
"Don't fall in love so much with a house you decide to skip the building inspection. We found out the hard way..."
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Maria
"It's such a liberating experience being able to walk into your first home after you officially own..."
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Gloria
"I have been looking for my first place for about 7 months now, and i have finally found a place that i have fallen in love with..."
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Amy
"We had been searching for our new home for about seven months before we finally found the right one. We had a very definite idea of what we wanted..."
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Vivien
"I am 52 and have never owned my own home even though my story is a difficult because of a marriage breakup. This is so exciting..."
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Anne
"We found our perfect home but is was missing any form of heating and riddled with fleas. Luckily the owners allowed..."
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Rouba
"Don't be to fussy when buying your first home, buy a slightly run down home..."
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Jiten
"Start living like your paying off your mortgage a year beforehand. Put that money into your savings account. That way you get used to..."
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Belinda
"The people we purchased our house from were a young family like us. they left us a lovely welcome note, bottle of champers..."
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James
"We worked hard and I did my trade benefit from working hard..."
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Lizzy
"I'm not worried about interest rates. Being only young, but a good saver, mum and dad say I'm welcome to move back home after the compulsory..."
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