35 Memes That All Homeowners Can Relate To, Brought To You By This Hilarious Instagram Account

Owning a home can be a pain, and these memes showcase that.

Owning a home sounds like the dream, until the repairs, bills, and random disasters start piling up. For a lot of millennials and younger adults, that dream feels farther away than ever, and even renting can come with its own headaches. So when homeownership gets too expensive to laugh at directly, memes usually do the job instead.

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That is exactly what the Instagram account Homeowner Memes does best. It turns the chaos of property ownership into jokes that hit a little too close to home, especially if you have ever dealt with a leaky faucet, a surprise repair, or a project that somehow got bigger overnight.

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These memes are painfully relatable, and the jokes only get better as you scroll.

1. All you need.

1. All you need.homeownermemes
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2. Must be so sad.

2. Must be so sad.homeownermemes
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3. They'll need to use any help they have.

3. They'll need to use any help they have.homeownermemes

Homeownership really does come with its own brand of chaos.

4. This requires the bravest of soldiers.

4. This requires the bravest of soldiers.homeownermemes

5. Layers and layers of shabby work.

5. Layers and layers of shabby work.homeownermemes

6. Agreed.

Home renovation scene with torn-down walls and messy, unfinished layershomeownermemes

7. Two of the four walls are already down.

7. Two of the four walls are already down.homeownermemes

8. It never ends.

8. It never ends.homeownermemes

And somehow, the projects always seem to multiply.

9. Who could have seen that coming?

9. Who could have seen that coming?homeownermemes

10. It's about being a true homeowner.

10. It's about being a true homeowner.homeownermemes

11. Another one.

11. Another one.homeownermemes

12. That's when people with trucks become your best friends.

12. That's when people with trucks become your best friends.homeownermemes

13. Step aside for mid-century modern.

13. Step aside for mid-century modern.homeownermemes

14. No lies were told.

14. No lies were told.homeownermemes

Some of these hit a little too close to home.

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15. Just do it! Even if it's the wrong way!

15. Just do it! Even if it's the wrong way!homeownermemes

16. Remember when your window froze on old computers and you dragged it around?

16. Remember when your window froze on old computers and you dragged it around?homeownermemes

17. Get with the program, old man.

17. Get with the program, old man.homeownermemes

18. So many poor wooden floors treated like this.

18. So many poor wooden floors treated like this.homeownermemes

19. When will I stop seeing these in houses?

19. When will I stop seeing these in houses?homeownermemes

20. The high society of gas stove owners.

20. The high society of gas stove owners.homeownermemes

21. Lumber prices going crazy.

21. Lumber prices going crazy.homeownermemes

22. There's nothing a true homeowner can't do.

22. There's nothing a true homeowner can't do.homeownermemes

23. You gotta do what you gotta do.

23. You gotta do what you gotta do.homeownermemes

24. The cycle never ends.

24. The cycle never ends.homeownermemes

25. That's still pretty generous considering it's a realtor.

25. That's still pretty generous considering it's a realtor.homeownermemes

26. Imagining is a lot easier.

26. Imagining is a lot easier.homeownermemes

27. The housing market normalized living like this.

27. The housing market normalized living like this.homeownermemes

28. A genius move.

28. A genius move.homeownermemes

29. It's fun to look at the most expensive houses.

29. It's fun to look at the most expensive houses.homeownermemes

30. Can he even be trusted?

30. Can he even be trusted?homeownermemes

31. Didn't last too long.

31. Didn't last too long.homeownermemes

32. It's all about the walls.

32. It's all about the walls.homeownermemes

33. I feel called out.

33. I feel called out.homeownermemes

34. There's always something to fix.

34. There's always something to fix.homeownermemes

35. When the insanely expensive projects start coming in, you're in trouble.

35. When the insanely expensive projects start coming in, you're in trouble.homeownermemes

These memes are hilarious, and every homeowner can probably relate to at least a few of them. If you are not a homeowner yet, they still offer a pretty funny look at what property ownership can turn into.

Owning and renting both come with trade-offs, but these jokes make the case that homeownership is never as simple as it looks. Which side sounds better to you?

May your next repair be cheap and quick.

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