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Rent-to-Own Homes: A Way to Make a Home Sale Work

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The rent-purchase agreement allows the buyer to live in the home while paying the seller rent, and the part of the rent goes toward the home’s sale price. If the buyer still can’t get a loan at the end of the rental term, the seller can finance the deal themselves or keep the buyer as tenant.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. How about two things?

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Should You Buy a House Now?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In the United States, where I live, there is interest in buying now, before prices completely recover and while interest rates are near record lows. Or if market conditions or the need for a fast sale forced you to sell for less than you owe on your mortgage? Right now, many people wonder if now is the right time to buy a house.

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