Investing in a home is a mixed bag. Whether you purchase a new home or pre-owned, there will always be repairs and some are cause due to the use of cheap products by builders.

Determine why you want to purchase a home. Do you intended to pay it off to establish a level of 'rent' control once retired? Is your home a tax write-off based on income?

Rigth now in the US there is an affordable housing crisis due to price gouging.