By Tess Wilson
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Q: Hi! So, my partner and I live in the Cleveland area and are running into a few problems as first-time home buyers. We currently rent in an area that has tons of cute neighborhoods and we can walk and bike to our favorite restaurants, coffee shops, and record stores. However, when we look at homes on the high end of our price range to buy, they are shabby, on the outskirts, or would cost quite a bit to fix up. It could take years to have them the way we want, and as eternal renters, we are sick of living in places that need work. On the other hand, we’ve found beautiful, perfect homes at the top of our budget that need NO work whatsoever, but are in less desirable neighborhoods where there’s nothing around, nary a coffee shop…
