Show e YOUNG PEOPLE BUYING HOMES Blair Richardson of r Ashton Ashton- J Jenkins COI Company P llY Tells of Experience In speaking of or the demand for Cor homes in Salt Lake yesterday Blair Richardson Richard Richard- son of or the Ashton company said One of or the greatest t changes that have come como to our attention as a direct result of or the tho war is the desire desiro of all young oung p people ople to become home o 0 owners nors ners especially especial the soldier bo boy who has been shifted from place to place on his way wIy waylo to lo Europe To them a home never became a real desirable thing until the they they- were placed in a a. position where they tho- could get real homesick Many Is the young man who before the tho war lean leaned to tho the It Is cheaper to rent plan who has since since- called at our office to talk home not nota a temporary plate place c but a L real home borne a permanent home ono one he can cnn own and Ind be commander of and not be subject to orders to move front from at dt t the tho whim of tho landlord Is there a ho boy who an answered answered answered an- an the call to the colors but who would have liked to have e be been n the officer officer In command Is 15 there now non a young oung man who would not like to be bo com cont commander mender mander mun er of his own home Story of Home O 11 0 Owner r nc I would like to lo repeat a a. conversation that took place in our office some days day daD ago between two o of our citizens said Mr Ir Richardson One was a man manIe we re hud sold a a. home homo to some seven en or el eight ht years ago and who was In tho the office getting gelling hl hitS his deed This fellow ellow is the hc father Cather of oC four children the other man the lie father of or two wo two Some Somo nine years cars ago abO we tried to get this fellow s' s to bu a n ahome homo home from us but he was so 50 full rull till of the old Its Ils cheaper to rent Idea Mea that vo wo could do no business Mr Homo home Owner Mr Ir Renter Henter with a L smile and immediately began to tot t talk lk old oM times It seems the they had hall both been buys boys in the thc same town and aud had corn como west to together Mr rr Home Owner ended this talk with Well rell Bert how hows s tho the world treating you ou now now Mr r Renter tenter immediately started out v th tho ho statement that he hc now ha had the tho best position he had over had harl but that the only reason he did not cco c a the town was WaR that ho khew knew of or no place in the I I 1 country where you 1 0 could rent rent rant a. a house He lie said he had liv lived d tl In three places pl during the past el eighteen mouths months an and that the they had Imd always been sold He lie said ho had hall never occupied a place longer than two years cars before heCor It was sold old F 11 Not ot Mr u Home Owner then asked Why hy In ht thunder h nt you bought 7 and anda a aln Mr lr Renter returned I 1 al a always s found it cheaper to rent but hut that of or course if it ho lint had a 1 wall of or monc mOI v at t nn any time limo ho would probably 11 have a. a bought a host home an and he lie followed this l with tho the thought that any man manlio who lio purchased a home on the installment plan planas W as S a fool Bert retorted Mr Homo Ironto Owner have havu you ever evor s sat at down and Ci figured how much it costs you OU to bu buy a home on tho the installment plan plat Just rust sit down here a minute and fI figure ure It out When hen henI I bought the Ue place was to cost 1700 All I had was 6 0 I paid that down Jon and anal 50 tiO more out of or my next pay paycheck paycheck check and ami then lien started to pa pay flO 10 per month I Last evening and I found that all our OUt place had actually cost us was 1276 I figured it as follows Down payment eight years ear taxes and water Insurance on the house hoube for nine years ear 18 15 18 That totals well veil well lJ by George Georgc It only cost us 1 1268 GS 1 I must tell the wife Bert ert you jou ou know when I bou bought ht I was l paying g 10 u 10 Per month In rent nn and Ill I'll l bet et you OU have never neet paid loss less If IC I hadn't bought bO t L would woul have continued to la pay It out In tn rent Out of ot trio tie first 40 IO I pal paid 33 which was Interest so interest so m my rent was vas Immediately h cut to 2333 per month or if ir you ou f Secure figure I un tuxes water and Insurance too only 2915 29 35 I The du cJU duI day dayI I started to tu tiny 11 I 1 w wa uj US living in n 1 house nearly as bood a as the tho place I lH used ell to rent rent and at sat the end erid of or the month I J I have saved about 10 10 Upkeep Co CoUi CoI tw No Nn Mere Mure I Bert tho the u upkeep J cop of ut home 1 t 1 the city costs costa no more per y year r than have your our moving ex 1 I could nc never ncr r l have saved ell that lint money out of oC my salary alary I and Ln I T know you haven t. t. t If H anything should happen to me tomorrow my t wife wiCe and kids have tunc at least a n place of th their lr own Look at nt t this Its It's Its It's a deed to my mJ home Bert If Ie I never save an another another an an- other penny Ive I've x got ot t a a. place cc to live In You may not c It It said emid Mr l I Richardson but Mi Mr Renter stood UP UPI anti and said John dont don't rub It in tn surd and I turning to me mc ho loo said Take me out and sell gelt me a u home hOI If it 1 ont dont get don't get bet betI I something this month Ive I've got got to move my kids into tHe tho I I Putting off ore buying a home is Is' Is like kc pulling of oft off taking out life insurance I In real estate your our advance in ago age being bo- bo boIng Ing represented by advance in values as tho the city lt Increases In population I HI have no hesitancy In Jn saying that It will he be a a great deal harder to get ahome u a l' l lhome home exl fall full than It is now Just look back a a. couple of years carri and notice notice- I the thu difference |