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It also doesn't factor in home maintenance or transactional costs. It doesn't factor in time required to maintain a home. It doesn't factor in lost opportunit
by 01100011 8y ago
It also doesn't factor in home maintenance or transactional costs. It doesn't factor in time required to maintain a home. It doesn't factor in lost opportunities due to the increase in expense and hassle of relocation.
Renters are happier. That is worth something.
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/realestate/homeownership-the-key-to-happiness.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/realestate/homeownership-...
- vonmoltke 8y ago> It doesn't factor in lost opportunities due to the increase in expense and hassle of relocation. Selling my residence is so far down my personal list of "frictions to relocation" as to be irrelevant. I hate moving, period. So does my wife. I also personally do not see having to dispose of a property when moving as that big a deal. Again, that's me. > Renters are happier. That is worth something. First off, the article doesn't say that. It says that owners are generally not any happier. Second, it's one citation. You shouldn't be making absolute statements off one citation. Third, the overall thrust of the research is the more general "experience > stuff". I find that to be a highly personal decision and not something where population studies can inform the individual.
- 01100011 8y agohttps://books.google.com/books?id=E6igdQIKdQkC&lpg=PT38&ots=5rRqFj8Nlq&dq=%22renters%20have%20more%20sex%22&pg=PT38#v=onepage&q=%22renters%20have%20more%20sex%22&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=E6igdQIKdQkC&lpg=PT38&ots=... https://www.zillow.com/blog/how-to-keep-the-spark-alive-169812/ https://www.zillow.com/blog/how-to-keep-the-spark-alive-1698...
- vonseel 8y agoNot all renters are happier! I will check out the article that prompted this bold statement, though.