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Buying With A Friend

  My friend and I want to buy a place together. What is the best way to go about that? Should we each get a separate mortgage for our half or is that even possible? Also, if we get separate mortgages, does that raise our interest rate?
 
  Lenders will not want to take a mortgage loan on half a house.  You'll place a single mortgage, with each of you personally liable (for the full amount, by the way.)
    Edith
Originally published on October 15, 2007
 
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