Sustainable Civilization: From the Grass Roots Up Estate and Financial Planning - Providing Assets for the Future - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 So, how do you get a home? Inherit It. From an economic standpoint, it should seem strange that you need to make a large cash outlay to acquire a home. What happened to the home of your parents, your grandparents, great grandparents, etc.? In ideal economic theory, the family home, or at least the economic value of one, should continue to be passed on within the family, with each generation not only maintaining the home, but providing enhancements. Theory fails however in the "real world" for various reasons.