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This truth has come up quite a lot lately in conversations. It's not just the down payment though, it's like ok first I get together $120k for the down payment,
by brailsafe 2y ago
This truth has come up quite a lot lately in conversations. It's not just the down payment though, it's like ok first I get together $120k for the down payment, then I'm on the hook for potentially double the already obscene amount the same place would cost to rent for the mortgage payment, then utils, then repairs, taxes (almost like one would need to be a landlord to afford it). Like, pass, ~$4k+ a month is more than I'd prefer to be on the hook for, and that's just a mediocre 1 bedroom condo. Doesn't help that there are no viable jobs or enough stability to ride out any volatility now that you've drained your savings on the mortgage.
Instead, a modest trip and a few gadgets is wildly less compromising and stressful.
- jjav 2y ago> then utils, then repairs, taxes Remember you're paying for all these costs (+ landlord profit) when you rent.
- bombcar 2y agoRight now in many places we're in a bit of an inversion where you can rent for less than the cost to buy - because some owners have old properties with low mortgage rates, etc. But the main deal is people are still in "appreciation mode" where they don't really care if on paper they're losing money, because the house is appreciating faster than that. Once appreciation slows or dries up (or prices start going back down) then things will get suddenly interesting.
- brailsafe 2y agoWe pay whatever they can get away with charging or increasing it to, and often have the standard utilities rolled into the number, which generally seems favorable. I pay rent, insurance, and Internet, rhe rest is rolled into to a max 2% increase per year. If they tried something excessive we'd start looking elsewhere.