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Owning a home is a better experience in almost every way - "period." Source: have owned several homes and would never, ever go back.
by seattle_spring 4y ago
Owning a home is a better experience in almost every way - "period." Source: have owned several homes and would never, ever go back.
- rcpt 4y agoI agree that leveraging 5x your net worth into a single asset in a single location who's value is wholly outside of your control has been working out well for many Americans. But I'm not sure I'd envy people who bought in 80s Japan.
- seattle_spring 4y agoMy point has literally zero to do with the financial aspect. Being beholden to a landlord fucking sucks, and I'd pay any amount of money to be out from under their boot. The financial gains I've gotten from homeownership over the last decade are just gravy.