Change your habits and change your life Excerpts by CHERYL SPANGLER, Inman News How many Starbucks coffees would it take to pay for a down payment on a new home? Let’s use Alexandria, Virginia, as our example. According to Starbucks pricing, a Grande Starbucks Cappuccino costs $3.65. The Metropolitan Regional Information System (MRIS) and current market stats list the average sold price in Alexandria in June at $612,327; so 20 percent of the average home sold in Alexandria would be $122,465. So it would … [Read more...]