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yorkster

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33. In some cases a house is the only equity

Reply to Tansy_Gold (Reply #30)

Fri Feb 21, 2025, 06:00 PM

20 hrs ago

people have. Can't downsize until they sell for enough money to afford a condo or independent living situation. Not to say that greed never enters the picture, of course.

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