So you’ve been paying rent because the housing market has scared you, but a realtor has just thrown temptation in your way. A property similar to the one you’ve been renting has come on the market, and the payment is a couple of hundred less than your rent. Now it’s a no-brainer. Now is the time to buy- right? Before you sign on the dotted line, you’d better sit down and look at a few realities: [Thanks L!] When Bill Douglass and his wife bought their first home, he budgeted for $250 a month for maintenance costs. He soon found…
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