Couch surfing for months at a time, moving back in with the parents and stuck in share housing well into your mid forties.
These are just some of the scenarios thousands are facing as Australia grapples with its worst housing crisis on record.
Everybody's Home - a national campaign seeking to fix the crisis - is launching a new independent inquiry, called the People's Commission into the Housing Crisis, which is set to hear from community members - including renters, people with crippling mortgages and homelessness services.