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Couple’s two-home dream lands them in heavy debt

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A couple lost a $3 million home and ended up saddled with huge debts when their two-property dream came crashing down.

A couple lost a $3 million home and ended up saddled with huge debts when their two-property dream came crashing down.

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Some couples jump through hoops to buy a second home and then hold the properties separately to avoid taxes which are designed to deter speculation, but there are pitfalls aplenty in such a strategy.

This is what a couple in their 40s discovered recently after they lost a $3 million home and ended up saddled with huge debts when their two-property dream came crashing down.

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