Have you thought of moving at all , Sarah ?
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user
We ’ Ve thought about it , but my husband and I can ’ t afford it right now . The only thing we could afford would be living in the slums , which is something I don ’ t want to do .
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assistant
Buying a house can be expensive , but there are ways to find cheaper houses .
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user
Like what ?
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assistant
Well , sometimes the city auctions offer houses to the community . You ’ d have to make a quick decision about the offer in a day , but you would definitely save money doing it that way .
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user
That ’ s a good idea . Do you know anyone who has done that before ?
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assistant
Sure , my sister-in-law and her husband just bought a house that way . They ’ re pretty satisfied with it .
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user
Is the house pretty run-down .
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assistant
Not at all . The woman , who owned it , took good care of it . But when she died , she had no family left and no will , so the government had to sell it for her .
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user
Was it a very old house ?
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assistant
It was about 75 years old . There were a few repairs that needed doing , but it didn ’ t take a lot of money or time .
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user
Is it in a good location ?
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assistant