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Using Co-Buying To Afford A Home In Colorado

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A home for sale in Denver’s West Washington Park Neighborhood, spring 2015.

Home ownership is a way to build wealth. But it's a dream many can't fulfill. The average home in metro Denver sells for around half a million dollars. One solution? Co-buying. Friends or similarly minded people buy a house and live in it together. Sarah Wells is a real estate agent and founded Queen City Cooperative in Denver, which is an example of this.