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"The best time to buy a home is always five years ago."

Ray Brown, American Musician

Home, Time, Years

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"We had to do a lot of rehearsals to get it so that it was playable. What it did was make you practice. That's good for any musician to have that kind of pressure. It brings things out of you that might not come out if you don't have to reach for something all the time."

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"The best time to buy a home is always five years ago."

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