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Can't Save Fast Enough

Forty years old, married with one child and a life-long renter as we have never been able to save as fast as home prices rise. We have been renting a 2-bedroom condo in Bellevue since 2014. We don't work in tech so don't have those crazy high salaries. Luckily our landlord charges us below market rent, so that helps us to try and save enough to one day afford a townhome, if there are enough on the market, cuz we will never afford an actual house at this point.

Finally Moved Back, Bu...

I grew up in Bellevue and Redmond, moving to Bridle Trails as a teenager. I never thought that I ...

Pay Not Keeping Up wit...

I bought my condo (2-bedroom) in 2016. My mortgage is very high and my property taxes went up eve...

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