That means that even though your cable company may advertise 30, 50 or 100 mbs, you might not get any where near those speeds it is dependant on how many other households share the same circuit and how much they use the circuit.

This in a place where the median household income (about $69k) cannot afford the median price of a home (about $700k). 

I am thinking about providing new tenants with a welcome basket of basic cleaning supplies and household items like: paper towels, toilet paper, toilet brush, plunger, dish soap, and all purpose cleaner.    

So there will be a total of nine in the house hold.

Again I already know how much this will cost as I live on this street and I have 3 adults in my household and 1 child. 

They may also like a quiet household.

Outside of real estate investments we are a strict Dave Ramsey no debt household so this decision seems counter intuitive to everything we've worked so hard to accomplish.  

It can be used by anyone in a qualifying area or those who meets household income requirementsVA loan: 0% down if you're current or former militaryUSDA 0% down if you buy in one of the specified rural locations

According to statcan the average household expenses are just over 80k a year. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l...Also according to statcan the median household income is UNDER 80khttp://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l...Therefore the average Canadian is loosing money each year...Maybe we might start seeing more families pulling money out of their homes.

But only an ignorant person risks the financial welfare of their household on account of "Trying to make progress".