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My wife and I bought our home for a simple reason: we wanted to own our home and not be beholden to a landlord. We placed the value of that higher than "but you
by mabbo 6y ago
My wife and I bought our home for a simple reason: we wanted to own our home and not be beholden to a landlord. We placed the value of that higher than "but you'll make more money by renting", etc.
When we decided we hated the look of the kitchen, we tore it out and replaced it. We'll get to keep any increased equity (questionable, sure) that we made for doing so. My wife is giving the bathrooms a similar look lately, so I suspect she has plans to gut them as well.
Nobody can tell us "no" (to an extent). That's a kind of freedom I'm willing to pay for.
- carabiner 6y agoThis seems to be the defining factor of homeowners: they like the idea of owning. They are also open to having home maintenance/renovation become their main hobby in life. If you have large, nontrivial hobbies, adios to those for a few years.