Guest post from: Natalie Walter

I bought my first home about five years ago now, right in the middle of the housing boom. Now I would like to sell my house because I no longer want to live in that area of town but no dice. No one else wants to live in that area of town either! The good news is I have been very fortunate to find renters that have lived there for the past three years and they have been very good. I am secretly hoping they will want to buy it from me eventually. This all brings me to the show My First Place. I like to watch this show because I enjoy how naive people are about how much a house costs and all the things that go in to it. My favorite part is at the beginning when the host shows the people the kind of houses they are looking for and then she drops the bomb on them that they are way over their budget. And reality quickly sets in. Check out your DIRECT TV guide to find out when My First Place comes on in your area.