He tends to his old dog who messes in the house. Nothing more. He offers no rent, and no help with bills. I do all the yard work, cooking and cleaning. I am also in charge of the house maintenance.

Sometimes when you’re looking for a refuge, what you really need is a community. By Maura Kelly My new house was already worrying me, and I hadn’t even moved in. The problem wasn’t all the ...

I viewed a house, priced at $600,000. There was a bidding war. I loved it, but ultimately decided not to bid on it as I did not have my formal approval-in-principle letter from the bank — and ...