Will never own a home crew

[warcraftgirl]

Renting a home > *

Not cemented to one location for 20+ years
Can move to a new location every 12-24 months if you get bored of your neighborhood
Still get the benefits of a home (front yard, back yard, driveway, not wall-to-wall with next door tenants)
Never any property taxes
sh*t breaks? Call the landlord, he pays for all maintenance.
Your neighbors suck? Its ok, just start looking for your next home lease, your lease will be over soon.


Owning a home is overrated.

When the average home around here is still near 400-700k for a tiny 2 bedroom house built in the 1950's, its almost pointless now.

Sometimes i wish I lived in some other flyover state where big new homes with 500acres of land can be had for 90k.

[SuperShark]

investment vs pissing money away...hmm


to me, renting is always a waste. you cant built equity and when you leave the property, you have nothing. you've spent thousands and have NOTHING to show for it

[damone]

I pay the same per month with a mortgage as I did in rent on a smaller older house. That's including taxes and insurance. I did carry renter's insurance but it was like $15 a month.

Wall mount TV, paint room, put holes in walls, don't give a ****
Install new fans and lights, keep that sh*t
8 dogs in house? no problem I own it


Renting is a waste

[Ripple]

have fun paying to live when you are 50+

[nuttybuddy]

hard to say what will happen to the property market.

if you were looking for an investment though i would think stocks, etc. would be better at this point since you doing have anything to maintain, property taxes, etc.

[Steph]

It's a good idea for everyone and a bad idea for everyone. It's all about timing.

I personally like equity, but that's just me.

[Wolf]

The only thing I really hate about ownership is being at the mercy of local governments and their unions jacking your property taxes way up.

[Phantom Phreak]

never renting again - had major issues with the deposit

[abbybaby]

Wow this sounds frustrating.