He's 21 And Can't Afford His $500,000 House
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🗓️ 29 December 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Brought to you by the Every Dollar app. Start budgeting for free today. |
| 0:06.0 | I was given a rental property that's been nothing but a headache, and I'm just wondering if I should allow the bank to take it. |
| 0:13.0 | I'm sorry, how are you given a rental property that has a mortgage? |
| 0:17.0 | I worked for a company that did flips, and they kind of gave me it. I was young and I didn't know what I was doing. |
| 0:25.1 | And so I just basically took over the debt. They covered the down payment and it's racked up some credit card debt as well. |
| 0:31.4 | Okay. So what is owed on the house? |
| 0:36.7 | $519,000. But you did not get the house? 519,000. |
| 0:38.3 | But you did not get the mortgage? |
| 0:41.6 | The mortgage is in my name. |
| 0:43.3 | It was the down payment was |
| 0:44.9 | fit to me. |
| 0:46.8 | Oh, so |
| 0:47.4 | if you give it back to them, they're going to foreclose |
| 0:51.4 | on you and sue your butt. You understand that, |
| 0:53.4 | right? |
| 1:00.1 | Yes, sir. That would not be a good plan, sir. What's the house worth? |
| 1:10.4 | I had it listed at 540, and it wouldn't sell. So I would guess $500,000000 I overpaid for it. |
| 1:11.3 | Who do you? |
| 1:12.3 | Yeah, shock. |
| 1:14.8 | And how old are you? |
| 1:17.1 | I am 21. |
| 1:18.3 | Oh, God. |
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