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Now price in the negative non-financial aspects of renting: * Inability to make changes to the building * Constant fear of eviction for the flimsiest of reaso

Now price in the negative non-financial aspects of renting: * Inability to make changes to the building * Constant fear of eviction for the flimsiest of reasons * No tax reduction on rent payments (but often on mortgage interest - a gobsmacking reality) * Arbitrary rules imposed on you long beyond your childhood years: Pets/no pets, smoking/no smoking, rug surface area requirements etc.

paulcole 3y ago
As a lifelong renter: > Inability to make changes to the building Who cares? What are you people dreaming of doing to buildings? I sleep, watch TV, shower, and cook dinner in my apartment. Doesn't take a lot to satisfy me, I guess. > Constant fear of eviction for the flimsiest of reasons A good argument for governmental protection of renters. > No tax reduction on rent payments (but often on mortgage interest - a gobsmacking reality) Don't care. My rent is so much lower than a mortgage that I don't mind missing out on the tax benefits. > Arbitrary rules imposed on you long beyond your childhood years: Pets/no pets, smoking/no smoking, rug surface area requirements etc. There's arbitrary rules imposed on nearly every aspect of modern life. I'm not particularly bothered by a few more.
- anotherhue 3y ago
  Windows not keeping in the heat or not keeping out the noise? Too bad, can't replace them. Air conditioner lacks any airflow in leading to huge CO2 levels? Too bad, you get the same one everyone gets. Electrical outlets in insane places? Tough. Take zero baths a year but still need to stand in one? Too bad, no real shower for you.
  - dbrgn 3y ago
    Hah, previous place ticks 3 out of 4 bulletpoints :) We didn't have an air conditioner, but thanks to leaky windows, CO2 buildup was not an issue.
  - paulcole 3y ago
    Yeah I mean those are frustrations for sure. Nothing’s perfect and it’s certainly not worth spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a house to fix to me.

paulcole 3y ago

As a lifelong renter: > Inability to make changes to the building Who cares? What are you people dreaming of doing to buildings? I sleep, watch TV, shower, and cook dinner in my apartment. Doesn't take a lot to satisfy me, I guess. > Constant fear of eviction for the flimsiest of reasons A good argument for governmental protection of renters. > No tax reduction on rent payments (but often on mortgage interest - a gobsmacking reality) Don't care. My rent is so much lower than a mortgage that I don't mind missing out on the tax benefits. > Arbitrary rules imposed on you long beyond your childhood years: Pets/no pets, smoking/no smoking, rug surface area requirements etc. There's arbitrary rules imposed on nearly every aspect of modern life. I'm not particularly bothered by a few more.

anotherhue 3y ago
Windows not keeping in the heat or not keeping out the noise? Too bad, can't replace them. Air conditioner lacks any airflow in leading to huge CO2 levels? Too bad, you get the same one everyone gets. Electrical outlets in insane places? Tough. Take zero baths a year but still need to stand in one? Too bad, no real shower for you.
- dbrgn 3y ago
  Hah, previous place ticks 3 out of 4 bulletpoints :) We didn't have an air conditioner, but thanks to leaky windows, CO2 buildup was not an issue.
- paulcole 3y ago
  Yeah I mean those are frustrations for sure. Nothing’s perfect and it’s certainly not worth spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a house to fix to me.