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Newlyweds Ryan Perera and Tripti Ninan are proud owners of a condo in Etobicoke. BENJAMIN PRIEBE photo
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Newlyweds Tripti Ninan and Ryan Perera are Millennials and purchased their first home in Toronto just under a year ago. Based on their combined income and the down payment they were able to come up with, the couple bought a 700-square-foot, one-bedroom-plusden condo unit in Toronto’s west end near a subway station. “We knew our first step would be a condo. We wanted to start small and we wanted something low maintenance,”
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said Ninan. “And for us, location was About five years ago, they both started setting aside money for their key because we wanted to be close to transit. I did not want ridiculous comwedding and future home purchase. mutes anymore.” “We were actuNinan, a 30-year- “We don’t go on crazy ally planning for o l d m a r k e t i n g shopping sprees at all quite a few years and saving up,” said professional who works downtown, and we’re smart with our Perera. and 27-year-old purchases; no impulse “We saved for both our wedding Perera, an aeroand our property s p a c e e n g i n e e r buying.” whose office is near Ryan Perera e ve n b e f o re we Pearson Airport, knew what kind of place we wanted understood sacand how big the wedding would be.” rifices were required to make their dream a reality. Ninan, who also paid her own way PROUDLY SERVING THIS
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