You Might Be a Homeowner If…
By Leilani Grossbauer
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Sweet Home. Ah, the serene images this age-old adage brings to mind--or
so I thought until I experienced the appropriately named "Closing"
on my home. Little did I realize that I was about to close the door
on my past life of sleeping in on Saturdays while maintenance mowed
the lawn or shoveled the snow. No more calling the landlord for repairs
that entailed leaks, squeaks, or creatures that go peep in the night.
This chapter in my life was about to close and the new chapter would
involve purchasing a hammer, a few mousetraps, and becoming chummy
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handing over my life savings to a stranger, selling my soul for 30
years, and signing on the dotted line over and over again, I felt
the moral obligation to invest in a reforestation program to ease
the heavy foot print I had just caused on Earth via paperwork. And
with that final flick of a pen I had become a Homeowner. aaaaI think I was talked into home ownership just as any rite of passage in middle-class society. I was lured by thoughts of greener grass, tax breaks, a sense of fulfillment, the American dream with a white picket fence |
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it all in place. I was falling in love with my heart open wide and
my eyes closed tight. Please understand, I am grateful to have my
home, especially when I realize what others lack, but there are a
few dirty little secrets that realtors forget to share before you
sign the dotted line. Can you relate to the following statements?
If you can, you just might be a homeowner.
You might be a homeowner if...
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