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The House That Wasn't Right
After beginning their search, the Kendalls found a house they liked — but not one they loved. Rather than buying to escape renting, they walked away. 'We didn't want to settle on something just to be in a house. We wanted a house we want to raise our kids in and have grandkids come and visit.' The discipline to refuse something good in order to find something right is one of the most financially mature decisions in the episode.
Read storyThe Couple Who Bought Without a Job
A couple — second marriage, first home together — had almost nothing that looked like conventional qualification. He had no job. Her income barely registered. Through planning, an employment offer letter structure, and willingness to look beyond their geographic preferences, they found a home in Payson that turned out to be perfect in ways they couldn’t have predicted. He got a job in Nephi afterward — and the location of the home made it possible.
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