Buying Your First House: Starter Home Or Forever Home?

Emily Starbuck Crone, NerdWallet.com
Mon, 06/26/2017 - 4:12pm

If you’re a first-time home buyer, you may be wondering: Should you purchase a small starter home to get into the market now, knowing you may grow out of it in a few years? Or, should you stretch your budget — or spend more time saving — to get a “forever home” that will take care of...

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