[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f35f4t8e61i222":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":37,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":41},{"item":4,"previous":27,"next":32},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":25,"updatedAt":26},197,"do-you-fit-the-description-of-the-typical-first-time-homebuyer","Do You Fit the Description of the Typical First Time Homebuyer?","\r\n\r\nThere are many people sitting on the sidelines trying to decide if they should purchase a home or sign a rental lease. Some might wonder if it makes sense to purchase a house before they are married and have a family. Others may think they are to...","","blog","https:\u002F\u002F\u002F","\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29836\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002FDo-You-Fit-the-Description.jpg\" alt=\"Do You Fit the Description of the Typical First Time Homebuyer? | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \u002F>\r\n\r\nThere are many people sitting on the sidelines trying to decide if they should purchase a home or sign a rental lease. Some might wonder if it makes sense to purchase a house before they are married and have a family. Others may think they are too young. And still others might think their current income would never enable them to qualify for a mortgage.\r\n\r\nWe want to share what the typical first time homebuyer actually looks like based on the \u003Cem>National Association of REALTORS\u003C\u002Fem> most recent \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.realtor.org\u002Freports\u002Fhighlights-from-the-2014-profile-of-home-buyers-and-sellers\">\u003Cstrong>Profile of Home Buyers &amp; Sellers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>. Here are some interesting revelations on the first time buyer:\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002FBlogg.-First-Time-Buyers.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-29837\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002FBlogg.-First-Time-Buyers.jpg\" alt=\"First Time Homebuyers Profile | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\u003Ch3>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nYou may not be much different than many people who have already purchased their first home.","\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29836\" src=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002FDo-You-Fit-the-Description.jpg\" alt=\"Do You Fit the Description of the Typical First Time Homebuyer? | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \u002F>\r\n\r\nThere are many people sitting on the sidelines trying to decide if they should purchase a home or sign a rental lease. 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