My partner and I were looking for a way to settle into a permanent home without continuing to waste money on rent.
Thanks to Harry and Southport Happy Homes’ rent-to-own program, we found a solution that worked for us.
After assessing our finances together, we agreed on a maximum budget for purchasing a home and any renovations.
We found the house we wanted to live in, and Southport Happy Homes helped negotiate a price below our budget, which gave us extra funds for the renovations we needed.
We’ve now been living in the home for the past two years, and while we pay above market rent, the surplus is going toward our deposit. Over the next five years, we’ll gradually pay off enough to secure a mortgage and own the home ourselves.
This process has given us the stability of living in our future home right now, without worrying about being moved by different landlords. Plus, we have the freedom to make changes to the property because we see it as our own.