rom the renter's perspective, home ownership can look pretty sweet. But rarely do your daydreams of picket fences include mortgage payments and broken plumbing.

Nesting
What warms a house into a home? Usually it is the personal investment, not the financial one, that gives home owners a sense of real value.
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Disposable income and investment risk
Buy a house and your disposable income will dry up faster than your lawn in August. Are you ready to listen to the same CDs and eat leftovers every night for the next year or so?
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The right house
Dreaming of a Georgian mansion on 3 acres of manicured gardens? Ready to settle for a slightly rundown bungalow with potential? Few first time buyers can afford to match the living standard of the place they currently rent.
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