[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f2o2dc2wm69i04":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":38,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":42},{"item":4,"previous":26,"next":32},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":9,"isInfographic":14,"categories":15,"isVideo":14,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":24,"updatedAt":25},1221,"will-your-side-hustle-buy-you-a-house-this-year","Will Your Side Hustle Buy You a House This Year?","The top concern for most first-time home buyers is their ability to save for a down payment. According to a new \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.redfin.com\u002Fblog\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Fredfin-survey-36-of-millennial-homebuyers-took-a-second-job-to-save-for-down-payment-10-sold-cryptocurrency.html\">survey\u003C\u002Fa>, 36% of millennials took on a second job to make their dreams of homeownership a reality in 2017. ","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F14154432\u002F20181121-Share-STM.jpg","The top concern for most first-time home buyers is their ability to save for a down payment. According to a new \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.redfin.com\u002Fblog\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Fredfin-survey-36-of-millennial-homebuyers-took-a-second-job-to-save-for-down-payment-10-sold-cryptocurrency.html\">survey\u003C\u002Fa>, 36% of millennials took on a second job to make their dreams of homeownership a reality in 2017. \u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nAmong millennials with incomes over $100,000 a year, the top ways to come up with the necessary funds were to sell stocks (20%) or to sell cryptocurrency (16%).\r\n\r\nThe most popular method of savings was the most traditional; 60% of those saving for a down payment used a percentage of their paychecks to achieve their goal, while 75% of those with salaries over $100k were able to save this way.\r\n\r\nFor those who have not yet begun to save for their down payment, 32% plan on pursuing additional employment, while 15% plan on driving for a ride-share service as their second job.\r\n\r\nMany first-time buyers are \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.urban.org\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002Fpublication\u002F99028\u002Fbarriers_to_accessing_homeownership_2018_4.pdf\">mistaken\u003C\u002Fa> about the down payment needed in today’s real estate market. 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Thirty-nine percent of renters believe that more than 20% is needed for a down payment and many renters are unaware of low-down payment programs.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nThe many \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2017\u002F12\u002F27\u002Ftop-4-real-reasons-we-buy-a-home\u002F\">benefits\u003C\u002Fa> of homeownership make the extra jobs, sacrificing new clothes, or skipping vacations well worth it.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nIf you have been saving for your down payment for a while now and are curious how much further you have to go, let’s get together to help you determine what priced home you can afford and what size down payment you’ll need.","\r\nIf you have been saving for your down payment for a while now and are curious how much further you have to go, let’s get together to help you determine what priced home you can afford and what size down payment you’ll need.",false,[16,20],{"id":17,"name":18,"slug":19},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":21,"name":22,"slug":23},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers","2018-11-21T10:00:30Z","2018-11-15T16:14:52Z",{"id":27,"slug":28,"title":29,"featuredImage":30,"publishedAt":31,"contentType":10,"isVideo":14},1220,"females-are-making-it-a-priority-to-invest-in-real-estate","Females Are Making It a Priority to Invest in Real Estate!","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F07171504\u002F20181120-Share-STM.jpg","2018-11-20T10:00:12Z",{"id":33,"slug":34,"title":35,"featuredImage":36,"publishedAt":37,"contentType":10,"isVideo":14},1222,"thank-you-for-your-support-5","Thank You for Your Support!","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F14160615\u002F20181122-Share-STM.jpg","2018-11-22T10:00:20Z",{"cover":39,"open":40,"shareSpread":41},"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Cover-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Spread-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Magazine-original.png",[43,47,48,52,56,60,64,65,69,73,77,81,85,89,93,97,101,105,109,113,117,121,125,129,133,137,141,145,149,153],{"id":44,"name":45,"slug":46},1,"Uncategorized","uncategorized",{"id":17,"name":18,"slug":19},{"id":49,"name":50,"slug":51},6,"For Sellers","sellers",{"id":53,"name":54,"slug":55},7,"Foreclosures","foreclosures",{"id":57,"name":58,"slug":59},8,"Infographics","infographics",{"id":61,"name":62,"slug":63},9,"Home Prices","home-prices",{"id":21,"name":22,"slug":23},{"id":66,"name":67,"slug":68},34,"Senior Market","senior-market",{"id":70,"name":71,"slug":72},35,"Mortgage Rates","mortgage-rates",{"id":74,"name":75,"slug":76},38,"Move-Up","move-up",{"id":78,"name":79,"slug":80},41,"For Sale by Owner","for-sale-by-owner",{"id":82,"name":83,"slug":84},42,"Featured","featured",{"id":86,"name":87,"slug":88},45,"New Construction","new-construction",{"id":90,"name":91,"slug":92},52,"Luxury \u002F Vacation","luxury--vacation",{"id":94,"name":95,"slug":96},53,"Rent vs. Buy","rent-vs-buy",{"id":98,"name":99,"slug":100},80,"Time-sensitive","time-sensitive",{"id":102,"name":103,"slug":104},81,"Outdated","outdated",{"id":106,"name":107,"slug":108},147,"Internal","internal",{"id":110,"name":111,"slug":112},148,"Do Not Autopost","do-not-autopost",{"id":114,"name":115,"slug":116},320,"Inventory","inventory",{"id":118,"name":119,"slug":120},321,"Agent Value","agent-value",{"id":122,"name":123,"slug":124},322,"Affordability","affordability",{"id":126,"name":127,"slug":128},323,"Buying Tips","buying-tips",{"id":130,"name":131,"slug":132},324,"Downsize","downsize",{"id":134,"name":135,"slug":136},325,"Economy","economy",{"id":138,"name":139,"slug":140},326,"Equity","equity",{"id":142,"name":143,"slug":144},327,"Forecasts","forecasts",{"id":146,"name":147,"slug":148},328,"Selling Tips","selling-tips",{"id":150,"name":151,"slug":152},339,"Expired\u002FWithdrawn\u002FCanceled","expiredwithdrawncanceled",{"id":154,"name":155,"slug":156},340,"Price It Right\u002FOverpricing","price-it-rightoverpricing"]