As a Realtor® today, there is one thing we've noticed when it comes to helping millennials navigate the first-time-home-buying process... Emotions.

Emotions and feelings play a big role in the this decision, and rightly so. Deciding you're ready to buy your first home is a big deal, especially if you're young!

We asked a previous millennial home buyer their thoughts on the whole process and this is what they had to say:

There are a myriad of reasons you may be buying a home with a single income. Maybe you are single and looking to make a move from apartment living to home ownership. Or, you may be a family with young children, one parent staying at home while the other parent is the sole breadwinner. Whatever the reason, just because you are a single income household doesn't mean that homeownership is out of reach for you.

Although having sufficient income is an important aspect of buying a home, there are additional things to consider aside from just making "enough money" when buying a home—single income household or not. The encouraging news is there are many homeowners out there that are single income individuals or families, and you could be one of them.

The first thing to consider when it comes to buying a new home are the four C's of lending. These apply to all of us, no matter what kind of buyer we are.

When we say "The Mover's Guide to Packing Everything", we don't actually mean a professional mover. We mean we're bringing you tips from a REAL Dream Builders Realty customer. You know, a person just like you who recently bought a new home and had to move her family from one house to the next. This mover has the real packing tips and tricks that you are looking for.

Without further ado, here are some moving tips for you…

• Weed out as you go. Make a pile of things to donate or sell while you are packing. This ensures that you don't take anything with you that you truly don't need anymore. Whether you are downsizing or upgrading, there are always going to be things you don't need to take with you when you go. 
  
  
• Organize your boxes. You can organize your boxes in a number of ways. You could buy an assortment of colored duct tape and color code each room, sealing up the boxes for the room with the corresponding color you've assigned it. On moving day, you can put a piece of tape on the wall of each room in your new house and any family or friends helping you will know exactly where each box goes. Another idea? Number each room starting with 100 and counting up by hundreds. Every box in one room will be labeled with a number in that set, and you can keep a list of what is in each box for easy unpacking.