I was talking to several people this week about their plans to buy their first home and I think I was getting almost as excited as they were. I think that is one of the reasons I love being a mortgage broker. I get invested with each client, but I’m especially pleased to be helping people buying their first home.

So I got to thinking about my first childhood home, and how thrilled we were, as new immigrants to Canada, to be buying a house. We’d never had so much space before – and the back yard with its stand of mature lilacs was heavenly!

This snapshot was taken in our basement rec room on Mccrie Street in Sarnia. I had friends over for my birthday. Don’t you love the panelling?

What are your favourite memories of your first home?

And please get in touch if you’d like to chat about your own strategies for buying a new home.