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Jen Glantz
Over the past year, many of my friends decided to ditch renting and buy homes. As I watched them go through the process of finding a realtor, getting a mortgage, and closing on their very first homes, I couldn't help but think about how much I don't want to follow in their footsteps, at least not right now.