Started from the bottom

Now we’re here. 13 years ago I was homeless. Then I spent 10 years in Section 8 housing. Today, today I own a home.

EDIT: Most viral?!? Thanks for all of the support! First, we fully intend to change the locks. Second, I could not have done this alone in my area. It took two incomes, the VA loan with a disabled vet, a couple years of hardcore working on credit, saving Xmas bonuses, saving stimmy checks, saving the tax refund, and using a local lender rather than a big bank to do this. Third, I’m a big ole lesbian. The hand you see is of my big ole lesbian wife.

SECOND EDIT: 1) The price on this house is nowhere near 1 million. This is in a rural area. Not everything across the US is the same cost of living as LA, NYC, DC, etc. A friend recently purchased a similar home in WV for only 286k. 2) To better explain my timeline: I was homeless because I was a full blown junkie living in a metropolis. I did a lot of couch surfing and living out of cars. I had an emergency court order that allowed me to enter Section 8. During the 10 years on Section 8, I gradually gained better employment/wages, got clean, and earned two degrees that got me the job that afforded me to buy a home.