"They rented for about a year, settling into their respective careers: White is in PR, and Harper works in the flower department at Trader Joe's. They were happy in their rental, but White aimed to become a homeowner as soon as possible. As she looked at available homes in their area, she realized she and Harper could likely afford to buy a home if they pooled their incomes."
""We met the first day when we moved in, and we just hit it off," Harper told Business Insider. "We became best friends." They didn't live together the rest of college because White was a resident assistant, but they planned to rent an apartment together once they finished school. "We lived in California for a year after graduation, and then we were like, 'We should move. Why don't we try something new?'" Harper said."
"Rather than approaching a bank for a loan, Harper and White decided to work directly with a builder, as the new-build market was booming in their area at the time. They started working with Lennar Homes, which approved them for a loan of $290,000. White and Harper narrowed down their search based on that price point, finding a three-bedroom, two-bathroo"
Two longtime friends who first met as college roommates moved to Austin in 2021 and rented together while building careers. After about a year of renting, they realized that pooling their incomes could make homeownership affordable. They pursued a new-build route and worked directly with Lennar Homes, receiving loan approval for $290,000. The pair narrowed their search to that price point and chose a three-bedroom house just outside Austin, enabling them to become homeowners before age 25 through combined finances and a builder-backed financing approach.
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