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[quote=Anonymous]Another thing to keep in mind is the singles penalty versus married. A professional couple who started dating in college or grad school, moved in together at 25, got married at 27, can build up a significant financial advantage over a single with the same jobs. 150k HHI versus 300k HHI. Couples who get together sooner also tend to buy a property sooner, meaning they're on the property ladder faster and can benefit from appreciation over 10 years to leverage that first 350k condo into a 1M+ property 10 years later. DC has a lot of these young professional couples. I'm a single who did buy a property and in four years it's definitely appreciated nicely. But my peers who are married and were able to buy a more expensive property at the same time have done even better for the obvious reason - more value generates even more value. [/quote]
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