Yes, house upkeep is very expensive! I know a yard sounds lovely but remember, you have to mow it every week, and if you put in a graden, thats a lot of work too! You also have snow removal in the winter and if something breaks, like BL said, you have to fix it yourself, no calling a landlord to come and fix it!
We have fixed our home up mostly ourselves but its a LOT of work and still takes money for paint and supplies. We just had to replace 18 large windows for $5,000! They were the original from 1922 and my hair would freeze to the window above our bed in the bedroom they were so bad!
If you buy a house/condo/trailer/mobile home whatever, PAY to have it inspected first! Even then, there are no gaurentees you won't have to put some signifigant money into it!
-------------------- Taking it one day at a time.....
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