Renting is easy.

Your landlord covers your maintenance, and you don’t have to worry about pesky association fees. However, renting a home is expensive. You’re depriving yourself of equity. For some people, the advantages are worth it. They’re willing to pay for their convenience.

For others, paying rent to someone else is a financial trap that they’d like to avoid.

The government promotes homeownership. Homeowners are eligible for a slew of potential benefits. In addition to potential financial gains, owning your home could increase your quality of life in intangible ways.

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Children with special medical needs can still live happy and full lives into adulthood, but to get to that point, you as a parent need to invest in both the education and expertise necessary to take care of them during those early years. Here some important things to keep in mind.

Trying to keep your house clean is no easy task, especially if you are raising children. Children are notorious for making messes and not cleaning up after themselves.

However, if you encourage your children to help out and learn to respect their home, your job will become easier.

When we buy or build a house, we often develop a budget based strictly on the obvious expenses. We know what size mortgage payment we can afford, and we've talked to insurance agents and property tax officers to determine what costs we'll be dealing with there. We also look into estimated utility expenses and costs like homeowners' association dues.