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> Hell, I'd like to hear a great debate on the ethics of renting-without-equity, period. My niece, at 18, was thrilled to move into her own place. She prioriti
by RhysU 5y ago
> Hell, I'd like to hear a great debate on the ethics of renting-without-equity, period.
My niece, at 18, was thrilled to move into her own place. She prioritized having her own space as a mark of independence and adulthood despite it being more economical to live at home. Renting-without-equity let her do this because she did not have to pay to build equity in a space. Instead, she could build "equity" in herself as an adult.
Every regulation, restriction, and string-attached pushes out someone at the margin. So, yeah, while some approaches look ethical what is not seen is those people on the fringe who lose something as a consequence of those "ethics".
- RhysU 5y agoGoing purely fiscal, for many years I personally rented so that I could invest my capital in risks other than real estate because those risks better aligned with my personal needs.