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Homeowners: How did YOU get a deposit for your home?

How did you get a deposit for your first home? Inheritance? Separate Loan? Hard savings? Some other way? Can you share any experiences? Is it a good idea to open up an ISA spec …
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Can I use funds in my 403(b) retirement plan for a first-time home purchase?

Can I withdraw funds from my 403(b) retirement plan without penalty, for the purposes of purchasing a first-time home? If not, are there other retirement plans from which I could …
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Will our hefty student loans affect our chances of getting a mortgage?

My husband and I live simply but we're content. I'm an avid budgeter and love finding ways to be frugal. My dilemma right now is that we've been able to keep our living expenses …
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Should I put more money down on one property and pay it off sooner or hold on to the cash?

I've a huge chunk of money saved up for a down payment on a property that I'd eventually like to pay off and use as a rental. The assumption is that the property value will go up s …
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Getting on the property ladder: mortage, downpayment, fees? [UK]

Once I've got my finances straight I'd like to think about getting my own place, but what sort of money am I looking at to have under my belt before I can begin thinking? Is it ri …