House prices have skyrocketed over the last few years making it even more difficult for first-time buyers to get a foot on the property ladder. But as the saying goes, location, location, location remains the number one rule when it comes to finding somewhere that is affordable on today's property market.
At 29, Christina realised that the only way she would be able to get on the property ladder was to move to an area closer to home. Christina sourced her two-bed cottage in Adlington by pure luck at a time when houses were flying off the market in the area. Where I Live: Two-bed cottage in Lancashire for £135,000 View gallery "I think I definitely paid a reasonable price for it. It’s a beautiful two-bed cottage in a great location in the centre of Adlington," she said.
"It felt like home here very quickly after I moved in because it came with everything I wanted it to, so I just built on the style it already came with. "Upstairs the front bedroom is my master bedroom which is a really nice size. The hallway leads off to the second bedroom which I use as a dressing room and workout space at the minute. The bathroom is quite small, it's got a bath shower.Christina had her house valued last year when the market was at its peak and says she could have sold it for around £170,000 - making a £35,000 profit.