Reporters can relay home-buying story after home-buying story, but sometimes it’s better to hear them directly from the people doing the buying. So I recently asked if any of you would like to write some dispatches about your experiences.

Peter Arrabal, 22, answered the call. The Ellicott City resident, a health-care worker, is trying to buy a house with girlfriend Karen Parlee, 24.

“Trying” is the operative word. But here, let him tell you about it:

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