I bought my first house after landing a job I loved. I was laid off 2 months after closing.

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Nia Springer-Norris standing next to a flower garden.

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This 27-room Gilded Age mansion is more than just a display of wealth and power. Take a look inside Ballantine House.

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Ballantine House.
Ballantine House.

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Want to live in 10 of the most popular school districts? Be ready to pay double — or quadruple — the price.

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I bought my college son a townhome instead of wasting $12,000 a year on his student housing. I might even make a profit.

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LeAnne Carswell didn't want to waste money on her son's rent, so she bought him a home.

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We tried building our dream life in Portugal. After 3 years, we realized living abroad was actually holding us back.

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Yvonne Ivanescu

I moved to a city I'd only ever visited to be closer to my childhood friends. My life improved in ways I didn't expect.

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We were tired of suburban life, so we traded it all in for life in the wilds of northern Minnesota. We've never felt more at home.

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Kate Westlund Tovsen in Minnesota in winter.

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We had a low mortgage and lived comfortably in Maryland but gave it all up for a fresh start in Georgia. I'm now divorced with a higher mortgage and regret.

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Baltimore skyline.

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She fell in love with traditional Japanese homes during a high school trip. At 24, she bought one in the countryside.

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Coline Aguirre, originally from France, bought a traditional house in Japan when she was 24 years old.

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Florida's housing market was once red-hot. Now it's one of the coldest in the country.

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Sarasota, Florida.

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