re: How old were you when you bought your first house? How many have you owned?

Bought my first at 29.

Bought my second (with my wife) at 35.

Sold my first at 36.

I was 26 when I bought my first house. Over the years I've owned 11.

live on a small(150 acres) cattle and race horse ranch. Great grandparents bought first of it and built a house. Then grandparents built next to them and continued the ranch. Parents next but they didnt build they moved into great parents house when they passed and that is where I grew up. Since then my uncle built his house and I built mine on the property. I was 25 when I built financed for 15 years......3 more years and I actually own it. So only the 1 house which I will very likely die in I have no intention on living anywhere else. I did buy 2 separate tracts of land one 7 acres and one 12 that are in places that I hunt. The 7 acre piece I moved my great grandpaw's old turpentine cabin up to and the 12 acres had a cabin already on it so if things go south and I do leave I will likely just sell out and buy a houseboat and split time between there and my cabins.

bought first house at 23. I'm in my 4th house now.

Built my first house at 26 and moved in 4 days after I turned 27. Built it to add on, so will likely stay until my parents are gone since I’m right next to them. Planning on buying the 6 acres next to me in time. Currently living on 2.5.

35 I’ve built owned and lived in 10 in three different states.

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Pre housing crash. Hopefully you didn't lose money.

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Oh, I did.

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that's a hell of an edit to your response

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Sure is. Part about paying the houses off is flat out fantasy. Unfortunately the part about our current home's value sinking because of all the flooded homes around us is not. Our house didn't flood so we have that going for us. We don't really plan on selling anytime soon but it still sucks that we are technically, by definition, under water on our mortgage. We owe about $10,000 more than it's market value now. When we bought it, it was appraised for $40,000 more than we owe right now.

Just turned 33 and I've never owned a home. I have no kids, but recently got married. So, in a few years, we'll probably settle down somewhere. I currently live in New Iberia and even though I grew up here, there is no way in hell I would want to settle down there. Bad thing is that I have a good job, but it is in an even crappier town than New Iberia, Franklin.

25
have had 5 houses.
Own 2 now. Paid off bitches!