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I lived in Michener Park before and bought a house last summer. Just try to give you a rough idea how
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Mortgage/Month + property tax: $1700
" p5 y2 y! I6 `# G( s4 XUtility (gas+electricity+water): $300/M, day:21 degree C Night: 19 degree C
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) t2 n% V4 {' k1 cOther expenses you may consider once you have a house:5 Z; i, S* G! w5 {
Closing cost (lawyer fee+inspection): $1000; j G6 p2 X) I% i6 G
Furniture at Brick/Leon's level for two bedroom, one living room, one family room: $6K (Low level)
n! E. A7 j1 t/ ?0 T& K# MGarden & Lawn tools: roughly $200 last summer. need to buy much more this summer
" S2 @- S) L8 k; @ L- F) L$ jMy neighbour said it cost her roughly $300 per summer for flower bed.& ]2 S7 \6 ? U' ?$ ?: n
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I am also planning to put side at least $500/M for home maintence and improvement.
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In a word, you will have much more unexpected expesnes once you have a house. It is similar as buying a. ]2 k2 o1 \4 G. s+ C' S; K
car instead of taking a bus. But you will also have much more fun to enjoy.$ a, I* ?, D; X" y' O* T8 c, E$ }0 u
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