Seniors: Buying a Home Is Smartest Financial Decision


Seniors: Buying a Home Is Smartest Financial Decision




Seniors: Buying a Home Is Smartest Financial Decision: More than half of the elderly in America have paid off their property and are living mortgage-free, a new survey shows.

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