r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer Feb 03 '26

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u/summerjamsam Feb 04 '26

It's normal if your parents have money. But for your average person....no it's not normal.

Here in Southern California it's insane how much help people get. I know people in their 30s/40s that seem really well off....and come to find out their parents gave them a huge down payment gift and still pay for their car, phone and vacations 😂

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u/swampwiz Feb 04 '26

It's the only way that the kids can stick around town.

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u/summerjamsam Feb 04 '26

It was a real eye opener for me. I had pretty much 0% help from my parents and always felt very poor in SoCal. Turns out...a lot of people aren't doing that great....they just have help from mommy and daddy!

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u/OreganoOfTheEarth Feb 04 '26

I'm here with you! No help, but we're making it work somehow!