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I lived most of my life in the Midwest and this was true for me there, too. I moved apartments a lot, because I enjoyed spending time in different neighborhoods
by dionidium 9y ago
I lived most of my life in the Midwest and this was true for me there, too. I moved apartments a lot, because I enjoyed spending time in different neighborhoods. Plus, whenever I changed jobs, I moved to be closer to the office. Earlier this year I moved to New York. I couldn't have done any of that so easily if I'd bought a house when all my peers did.
- angmarsbane 9y agoI think you bring up a big point that hasn't been discussed yet. If you own property and lose your job or get a job opportunity on the other side of a city with a lot of traffic or another part of the country it is a lot more difficult to shed an owned property than it is a rental.
- dionidium 9y agoYes, exactly. Owning a home made a lot more sense when employment was for life and young adults had kids. But I don't have children and who knows where my next job will be? I'd take a good offer almost anywhere. Owning complicates that.