• AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Some costs might be lower or higher, depending on a family’s goals. For instance, some might pay for more than one-year of college for their children, while others might buy fewer cars.

    Wedding and engagement ring: $35,800

    One year of college for two kids: $42,080

    Pets: $67,935

    Average cost to buy a home, including lifetime mortgage payments: $796,998

    Are you really buying a house if you never finish paying for it?

    • Nollij@sopuli.xyz
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      11 months ago

      Yes, because you have equity. You have partial ownership from the first payment until the last. If shit hits the fan, you can choose to sell it for whatever your portion of ownership is worth.

      You also don’t (generally) have to ask permission on what you do with your property.