Buying a home has always been one of Christine Hill's dreams. Coming from a middle class family, she knew that homeownership would give her financial stability and the potential to build wealth. She's also naturally a nester, and long wanted a place to remake in her own image, she says.
Hill, 33, decided to get serious about the process in 2021. Despite the crazy market, she knew it was now or never: She was making the most money she ever had, she was financially comfortable, and she was done paying rent. When she and her partner of four years split, she also decided not to wait until she was in a relationship again to make it happen—she could do it on her own.
