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A Real Estate Agent's Perspective on Home Ownership
At left is where it all started for a measly $28,000 in the early 70's. We call it a "twin" and with a lot of sweat equity it became an $88,750 sale just three years later. Some twelve or so singles, condominiums, townhomes and sky home later these residences have been a roof over my head and put money in my pocket when providing a peace of mind that's difficult to find elsewhere. Financed, cash, lease purchase, FHA, conventional or owner financed, whatever it took to own it and never pay rent. The rest is history! 
If I were to ask my customers from over the years why they wanted to buy a house their answers would be both quite similar while having thousands of variations also. Security is likely their most common thread although the individual situations encompassing each of them ruled their final decision to commit to purchasing. For me it's those variations which continue to make this business attractive, productive and challenging.
As a 3rd generation associate and having bought my 1st home at 17 you could say I didn't even know there was another option available. Everyone in my family owned at least one home. Being single made ... more

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