r/FirstTimeHomeBuyers is a subreddit with 21k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses home, buying, mortgage, advice, and inspection.
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Popular Themes in r/FirstTimeHomeBuyers
#1
Advice Requests
: "Want To Put An Offer On A House, Realtor Says It's Overpriced and We Should Wait For Price To Drop"
22 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "finally bought a house and kinda regret it ngl"
10 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Got pre-approved but the rate is awful because of my credit, what now?"
2 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Home insurance for buying"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/FirstTimeHomeBuyers
#1
Home
: "Home Buyers Remorse"
46 posts
#2
Buying
: "Buying A Home/First Time Buyer"
19 posts
#3
Mortgage
: "PG County’s Mortgage Transfer Tax is Criminal"
10 posts
#4
Advice
: "Need Advice"
8 posts
#5
Inspection
: "We're under contract to buy a house, and the septic Inspection came back as "Unsatisfactory". Husband thinks I'm overreacting."
8 posts
#6
House
: "finally bought a House and kinda regret it ngl"
6 posts
#7
Affordability
: "Thoughts on Affordability?"
6 posts
#8
Looking For
5 posts
#9
Down Payment
: "Is a 7.5% Down Payment on a $400k house crazy in this market? Do we have any chance at all at our offer being accepted?"
5 posts
#10
Credit
: "Got pre-approved but the rate is awful because of my Credit, what now?"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/FirstTimeHomeBuyers
Yearly
+8k members(61.6%)
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Last updated: June 5, 2026