We want to know how you bought your first home. Homebuying is messy, complicated, so stressful—and SO worth it—which is why individual success stories matter so much. We want to know how you saved for your down payment, how you financed the rest, how you found your dream home (or the one that you could afford right now), and what you plan to do with it.

We know this stuff is personal—sometimes even taboo—so we're not asking you to bare it all on the internet. We'll turn your words into stories that will be published anonymously on Curbed. However, we are asking for your email address so a Curbed editor can reach out to fact-check and expand or clarify the details before publishing.

Our hope is that sharing these stories will demystify how millennials made the leap to homeownership and promote honest conversation about the homebuying process.