Christen Thomas's (christen88) Blog

The idea of saving for a "first" home is daunting for many people that I know because of the dreaded downpayment. I think that's why many people that I know don't even consider moving away from rentals (we live in a HCOL area). If you do have a budget in place and know that you have space to save...

Are you interested in buying a house, but feel like you are nowhere close to being able to afford one? Well, it may be the case that you feel like your finances are not in control, and you don't know where your money goes. In this short post, I'm going to talk about how budgeting can help you wit...

Hi All - This is my first blog post! I have joined this community as I am just on my journey to get to learn more about real estate in general and how I can start getting into real estate investing. Here are a few things that I hope to learn here: 1. Downpayment Information    I have always heard...