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The cost of purchasing a home has surged thanks to home prices, mortgage rates, insurance, and taxes. Buying with friends is a way to make it happen.

After Susan Skinner's husband died, she turned to "Taco Tuesdays" and began calling up people on her phone's contact list to maintain relationships.

Elisa Ball's rent in Florida shot up. So she and her ex decided to buy a house together to lower their costs and to support each other as they age.