This is the second installment of a new column exploring the financial decisions that homeowners face, and how they intersect with the social, cultural and economic forces that shape homeowners’ lives. For Stephanie Burns, the first shock came when she found her husband, Gary Burns, bloodied and unconscious on the driveway of their home in rural South Carolina. Mr. Burns had been on his roof spraying for carpenter bees when he fell 14 feet to the ground below.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 06, 2019 12:58 UTC