1.   A builder bought the house and fixed it up.

2.   A steady paycheck also impresses serious people when you want to buy a house or own a car-or even make a trip.

3.   Both husband and wife are undecided and somewhat ambivalent about having a child, or buying a house.

4.   Buying a house can be an exercise in frustration.

5.   Buying a house had taken all their savings.

6.   Buying a house is a long-term investment.

7.   Buying a house will be a hedge against inflation.

8.   Buying that house was a big mistake.

9.   Buying the house seemed a great idea at the time, but now I can see it was a terrible mistake.