From $500 Rent to a Mortgage, Welcome to Adulting

Buying your first home can feel downright terrifying—and guess what? That’s completely normal.

In this episode of Home Buying Uncensored, Brian Denton and Mona Wong get real (and uncensored) about adulting, life-ing, and the emotional rollercoaster of buying a home. From jumping from $450 rent to a $1,200 mortgage, to buying a place because a baby is on the way (or twins…), they share their own very human first-time homebuyer stories.

They break down why buying a home is scary every single time, even for people in the mortgage industry, and why feeling anxious doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong—it means you’re normal. Along the way, they touch on rising home prices, sticker shock, career growth, unexpected life changes, and why preparation matters more than perfection.

Bottom line? Adulting is hard. Home buying is scary. Life throws surprises. But people survive it every day—and so can you.