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Collage of a couple and their dogs standing in front of home they just bought
The author (left) with her husband and dogs in front of their new home.

Laura Grace Tarpley

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Personal Finance, Loans, Mortgages, homebuying, personal-finance-insider, pfi-storytelling
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I lost out on 5 houses before finally buying a home, and the experience taught …