“Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.”
Oh wait, we were talking about home buying? Ah… always the renter, never the owner.
It’s the way so many of us feel. We watch as our family members and friends buy homes, and we congratulate them with a housewarming gift in hand and a smile plastered across our face. We’re happy for them—we truly are. But there’s this nagging voice on the inside always asking, “Why not me? When will it be my turn? How in the world were they able to afford that?”
If we’re being honest here, it’s hard not to be flat out jealous of people who are able to buy a home in this market—or the folks who got in before interest rates went through the roof. Those lucky duckies. We can’t help…