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Yes and no. Yes: rented stuff is generally more expensive in expectation - you're paying for LandLord2.0's marketing department. No: you own a home and the ro
by conjectures 7y ago
Yes and no.
Yes: rented stuff is generally more expensive in expectation - you're paying for LandLord2.0's marketing department.
No: you own a home and the roof leaks - good luck getting the insurance to see to it promptly, even after half a dozen phone calls.
If you are truly time poor and cash rich I suppose it could make sense to rent most things.
- aetherson 7y agoLots of people also have difficulty getting their landlord to fix maintenance problems promptly. I think this is an orthogonal issue. There's definitely a case for "paying money to make other people handle shit instead of you." There are lots and lots and lots and lots of opportunities to do this. You can go to a restaurant instead of cooking. You can have food delivered instead of going to a restaurant! You can hire a driver, whether it's through an Uber or through paying the salary of a personal chauffeur. You can hire maids, whether directly or by staying at a hotel. But, again, I don't think this really is that closely related to renting versus buying.