[quote=Scarlett]What about maintenance of the home – how much should one put aside monthly for this stuff? If he is buying in Poway, or PQ, it could be house that’s built in 70s and have enough deferred maintenance and other ongoing issues.[/quote]
Zero $. As a homeowner, mainrtenance becomes your new hobby, so you are essentially replacing your current expensive hobbies and travel (like say a twice-yearly ski trip to Utah or Mammoth) with painting, replacing water heaters and other fun houshold maintenance projects.
