News from Canada's Mortgage Experts

Number 7 - Monitored Security

If you opt for home protection, monitoring can cost anywhere from $20 to $40 or more per month, depending on the plan.

Number 8 - Home Maintenance

Plan to cover all the occasional costs to keep your house in working order, such as changing furnace filters, carpet cleaning, clearing your eavestroughs, and touching up interior or exterior paint. You'll find it easy to spend $30 or more a month on such home maintenance items and services.