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Although no one enjoys moving, it's not exactly common enough to factor in a decision between renting vs owning. The bigger factor is not having to spend any ti
by ikeyany 8y ago
Although no one enjoys moving, it's not exactly common enough to factor in a decision between renting vs owning. The bigger factor is not having to spend any time doing maintenance or yard work. Those tasks can take up weekends or entire weeks.
- philwelch 8y agoI think a lot of that depends on whether you have kids. If you're single, or even married, moving is a hassle, but so are yard work and maintenance. But after you have kids, yard work and maintenance don't actually get any harder. Moving does. Yard work and maintenance can also be fulfilling, either in the sense of "this is my home and I'm putting work into it to benefit my family", or in the sense of, "riding lawnmowers around is a decently fun way to spend a couple hours outdoors". Hell, I volunteered for that chore when I was a kid (and was old enough to safely operate the lawnmower). I kind of miss yard work now. At least some parts of it. Chainsaws are fun.
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- dagoat 8y agoI feel the opposite is true, but I have no data to support it
- isostatic 8y agoIt's not the effort of moving (although that is massively painful), it's the effect on children's friends, schooling and education
- sjg007 8y agoThis is not really an issue. In fact if you rent a house sometimes the landlord wants you to maintain the yard!