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Real Life: Real Estate (3)
1.I just have to meet the seller and our lawyer tonight at 6:00
PM to sign a few more and then the house is ours!

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statements
accounts
contracts
2.I just talked to a guy who said he is interested in buying a
house in our neighborhood but thinks ours is too expensive. I
told him to make an and I would consider it. He said he
will call me back in an hour. I hope he calls back with a decent
price.

overture
opera
offer
contract
3.I know it will cost me more in interest but I don't want an
rate mortgage on our new house. Sure, interest rates are
low now, but if anything happens, they could skyrocket and we
could lose our home. It almost happened to my dad in the
recession of the early 80s.

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changeable
adjustable
fluctuating
4.The Veterans Administration offers all kinds of mortgages

including rate mortgages for those who are risk-averse.

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5.We rented a U-Haul truck last time we moved and were very
happy with it. I know there are other companies that rent
trucks but I trust U-Haul and their prices are reasonable.

emigrating
relocating
rolling
moving
6.Are you the type of person who would rather live in a house
with a big, landscaped yard to work in or would you prefer a
nice, maintenance-free ?

condo
steer
lot
zeppelin
7.We would like to buy a house soon but we may have to wait
because rates are so high right now due to the recession.

exchange
interest
bond
wage
8.I have to talk to our lawyer. Apparently, there is a

against the property for some grading work a local firm did that
the owner never paid for in the past. I don't know if it will affect
us or not. I am going to meet the lawyer at 7:00 PM tonight and
then I'll know more.

check
lien
prohibition
hold
9.We have decided to our yard using local, drought-
tolerant plants. We will save water that way and that helps our
pocket book and the environment at the same time. I have also
read that this type of landscaping can improve the property value
of a place by up to 15 percent if done correctly.

moonscape
sustainability
xeriscape
scope
10.Can I have the name of your designer? She did a
wonderful job with the interior of your house and our place,
frankly, doesn't look that good.

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arranging