WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!

Spilling the tea on this crazy a** experience

Welcome back to my Substack, thanks for being here! This article is answering all of your questions submitted on IG about buying our first home.

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WOW, where to start? Um, we bought a house, and somewhat unexpectedly! You all submitted so many great questions on my Instagram story and I am going to answer as many as possible while still trying to maintain some sense of privacy and safety.

For that reason, this post is for paid subscribers and you can expect to read about 

• Why did we move

• Process of buying a house in Portland

• House specs

• Neighborhood, what area we chose

• Our non-negotiables  

• Photos of the inside/ tour 

• Vision board for a few rooms 

  

Having a “forever” home has always felt far off for me. As a kid raised by a single mom, we moved around every few years, and since I left home at 18, I haven’t stayed anywhere longer than 2 years. When I thought about housing, feelings of inconsistency and instability often bubbled up and have been with me most of my life. 

Life has been an endless cycle of disrupting my routine, neighborhood, and belongings every few years.

We planned to be in our last house for the long haul, but being at the mercy of landlords we felt forced to move again…

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