First-time Homebuyer Adventure Gifts

'You're on the very bottom of the 'property ladder'. Or as we estate agents call it; 'the food chain'.'

"Enough with how great the public schools are. Just tell us – is there a Trader Joe’s nearby?"

"I'd better enjoy this while I can. It's the only home I'll own without a mortgage!"

"I always thought of my childhood home as being larger."

"Well, we're down to bare brick, natural wood, and raw nerves."

"Son, one day two hundred square feet of this city could be yours to rent."

"Sold For sale Ellie Kopp 1-800-238-7463 Yaffle Realty Stop renting. Buy your boot from a boot."

"Yes, we’d like to buy a grow house." "Chia Pet’s first purchase."

"May I recommend THIS property? It's ideal for first-time haunters..."

The Day Dreamer.

Estate Agent showing client his parents' house - '...and here's one from our affordable homes range'

"Mom, could we stay in my old room until we're able to afford a place of our own?"

'We did have one property in your price range, but I'm afraid we sold it in 1943.'

'We can mortgage your future for a very attractive low interest rate.'

'We do have a property in your price range, but we need a time machine to go back and visit it!'

'New in town, hey? Let me show you a great condo tower.'

'We're starting to build our own house. How much is this two by four?'

House hunting is cruel.

"To be honest, I'd be stupid not to take advantage of the market."

"It's a great Fixer-Upper and this is Ken, single, available and a pretty decent handyman."

'They're playing house.'

Starter Homes

'It looked a lot bigger in the photos.'

'How much?! You can't be serious: It's a hole in a tree!'

'I think you'll all rest easy knowing this is a gated community!'

"This looks intersting. Three bedrooms, two and a half scratching posts..."

"It's times like this I wish I was ore than just an armchair plumber."

"I'm going to look for a mortgage...I may be some time!"

"To be honest, we were thinking of something like a Cape Cod."

Couple wanting to buy the estate agents office.

'Buy this house sir, and you could be a star in a DIY make-over programme!'

New Eco Towns - 'The architects thought we said 'ego'.'

"This room is always bathed in the most beautiful sunlight. Except at night of course."

"Call off the siege. It's being converted into ninety-three units of coöperative housing."

'If you don't want a lot of column upkeep, this probably isn't a good real estate market for you.'