June 10, 2005
Homemaking Extract Chapter Three
The House (continued)
Buying a house is a serious matter. After you've under-taken this responsibility, the property may go heavily down in value, or the wife may find that the district does not suit her health, or something equally troublesome. You have to live in a place some time to know it really well.
The house which appealed to a bride as a charming and romantic nest for two may seem totally different to a wife who has gained some experience of practical house-keeping. And the husband who, in the summer, thought life in the country would be delightful, may find the house too far from his work on a winter's evening.
The ideal plan, really, when you have found a house that you think will suit as a permanent home, is to rent it for a year with the option to purchase.
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Wise words, if only that were possible these days. This chapter also referred to buying a house for £560! Maybe this book is older than I thought. I will have to investigate...
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