Nick Fountain
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He was going to get a place of his own.
He was going to get a mortgage.
He was going to spend his money not on rent, but on his future.
The main sticking point, though, was the down payment.
He just didn't have enough to compete.
Yeah, now there was no way James could compete.
Unless, unless he somehow figured out how to get his hands on a wicked big down payment.
And you know what?
You shipped off to Djibouti to afford the down payment to a house?
And I'm Nick Fountain.
Housing is too expensive.
It's pushing people to extremes.
Democrats have noticed this.
Noticed that talking about it plays well with voters.
And now, in this midterm election year, President Donald Trump seems to be focused on it too.
Today on the show, we're going to take a close look at those two moves and ask, will they work for James and for all of us?
James's story might be the most extreme example of someone trying to get into the housing market that I've heard.