A young relative called over the long weekend. He had just made an
offer
on a house and wanted advice about inspections and other details. We
had been in e-mail touch for several weeks as he worked through his
mortgage pre-approval, structured the offer and generally obsessed over a
very important decision. But I had never thought to ask a critical question
of my own: "Are you and your girlfriend - buying this house
together?"
They would, he responded, both be on the
deed, but only he would sign the note...
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