> Buy the most inexpensive house you can tolerate. Where I live there are lots of people trying to get a start on the property ladder, so the cheaper places ar

> Buy the most inexpensive house you can tolerate. Where I live there are lots of people trying to get a start on the property ladder, so the cheaper places are also the worst value. The best bet here is to get a larger mortgage if possible to escape the lower-end ripoff.