Have you thought of moving at all , Sarah ?   We ’ Ve thought about it , but my husband and I can ’ t afford it right now . The only thing we could afford would be living in the slums , which is something I don ’ t want to do .   Buying a house can be expensive , but there are ways to find cheaper houses .   Like what ?   Well , sometimes the city auctions offer houses to the community . You ’ d have to make a quick decision about the offer in a day , but you would definitely save money doing it that way .   That ’ s a good idea . Do you know anyone who has done that before ?   Sure , my sister-in-law and her husband just bought a house that way . They ’ re pretty satisfied with it .   Is the house pretty run-down . 