Only had a few thousand saved : Tenant reveals how he switched from renting to owning the same house Newshub 4 hrs ago Priscilla Dickinson © Supplied. Now the owner of the house he paid to rent for six years, Hamish urges other renters wanting to buy not to give up hope. © Provided by Newshub
Having bought the house he rented for six years, a Christchurch man says he got out of the rent trap and onto the property ladder with just a few thousand dollars saved.
His message for first home-buyers thinking they can’t ever afford to own a home is not to give up - and to check whether they can qualify for the First Home Grant and First Home Loan to help save a deposit and apply for a mortgage.
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