Fixer-Upper House Purchase takes a Toll on Relationship, Mental Health

My baby boomer husband and I are the quintessential tightwads. We spent the first half of our marriage, through four kids, in a mobile home. We didn't buy our first house till 2000 and only paid $54,000 in an area where the median price was triple that much. It was old, damaged and one step from getting condemned. Arguably, that's why it was a good deal. We both regret cutting ourselves too short on this home purchase.  First Person: I Regret Our Fixer-Upper House Purchase - Yahoo Finance