When a property comes onto the market, there is one thing both buyers and sellers tend to focus on more than anything else:Price.And understandably so.If you're selling your home, you want to know how much money you're going to receive. If you're buying, you want to know how much you're going to have to pay.But price isn't the only thing that deter...

There is one thing I hear from almost every first-time buyer I meet:“I don’t want to be house poor.”And I completely understand why.Buying your first home is expensive. Your monthly housing costs will probably increase compared with renting, and suddenly you're responsible for expenses that used to belong to your landlord.At the same time, you stil...