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Old 12-19-2009, 06:29 PM   #28
Backbeach Jake
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The first mortgage that I applied for, in 1975, required 30% down. I was floored! I was looking at a new house (30K!) and had no idea where to find nearly 10 grand on Cape Cod.

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