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Buying a foreclosure, says first­time home buyer Jena Edone, “can be a little scary when there’s no seller involved, and there’s no dis­closure on what’s happened to the property. You’re going visually on what the place looks like till the in­spection. But the flip side is, you can walk away with a really great deal.”

A fire in their rental home seemed like a tragedy at the time, but Carlos and Jessica Borda used the crisis to push them into becoming homeowners.

When Catharine Meketa-Poirot and Jeff Poirot sold their home and bought a bigger property in for their growing family, they found the sale process more challenging than the purchase.

The slowdown in the residential housing market has created opportunity and challenges for first-time home buyers.

One of the trickier aspects of home buying is the negotiation process. Coming to an agreement on an initial price can be nerve-wracking, and renegotiating when inspection reveals problems is even more emotionally charged, after time and money have been invested in the process.

The pop diva recently placed her Saddle River home, which she purchased in 2008 for $12.3M, on the market. The 18,250-square-foot estate has been listed for $13.9M and comes complete with a home theater, an indoor basketball court, and a wine tasting room among its 25 rooms, according to Curbed.com.