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Leaving the house early? Here's what the help could cost you

Plenty of the help offered in Louisiana has strings attached: it's a second loan, not a gift. Choose how yours is set up and see the rough payoff in each year, whether you sell, refinance or simply move away.

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What you'd owe, year by year

These are rough figures. Each program writes its own rules on forgiveness, on what counts as selling or refinancing and on how any gain in value is measured. Ask a lender in the program to show you the written terms, and read them, before closing day.

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