For this Home buying simulation, I was put in the shoes of this woman:<\/p>\n
As a mother of two children, still living with my parents in Hartford, my husband and I decided to move on.\u00a0 We heard from some family friends that our lives would improve if we moved to the suburbs\u2014especially our children\u2019s lives and their schooling.\u00a0 Our annual income combined equals 42,000 dollars, and we have 5,000 dollars in savings that we can use for a down payment.\u00a0 We also have a monthly debt payment of 200 dollars for our car. \u00a0I heard about a \u201chome affordability calculator\u201d online and started from there.\u00a0 After putting in my information, it told me I should look for a house between 149,362 dollars and 182,766 dollars.\u00a0 This information steered me away from renting, because I realized I could start an investment by buying a house, instead of giving my money away to a landlord. \u00a0I looked at homes.com and found many different houses I could afford, in many different suburbs of Hartford.\u00a0 After jotting down a few of the homes that stood out to me, I decided to look further into what these homes would offer.\u00a0 One of my biggest concerns in moving is my children\u2019s education\u2014they need to attend a school that I can trust will push them to their fullest potential. \u00a0\u00a0I looked up different school districts online: Manchester, New Britain, East Hartford, and Wethersfield.\u00a0 I looked at parent reviews, and greatschools.org ratings, and after choosing Wethersfield, I spoke to a student from the district who also had high reviews of the public school district.\u00a0 After this research, although it was a more expensive, yet less accommodating house than the others, I decided on 403 Nott Street, due to its location in Wethersfield.<\/p>\n
This simulation exposed me to the reality that cheaper housing is typically easier to find in the suburbs of Hartford (and I\u2019m guessing, probably other suburbs as well) with schools that have worse reviews, something that since I\u2019ve never thought about since I\u2019ve never looked for a house and I have no children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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