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The cost of having to live under the boot of a landlord is immeasurable. The freedom of not having a landlord is priceless.

• SirMaster 5mo ago
  I have been renting 15 years and have never once even really thought about my landlord... I pay them on the portal and if something needs fixing I put in a maintenance request and they get it fixed. That's all i've ever thought about with them.
  • gib444 5mo ago
    You're incredibly blessed
  • pickleglitch 5mo ago
    I rented for somewhere around 20 years before I was finally able to buy a house, and I hated every minute of it. I've had a landlord (in Arizona) tell me that it's normal for an air conditioner to only be able to reduce the temp by 10 degrees. I've had a landlord decide to convert the complex into condos and tell me I would have to let potential buyers into my home before my lease was even up. I can't even remember all the times I've had disputes over various repairs. There was a period of about 5 or 6 years where each year I would get a raise at work, only to have my rent increase by almost the same amount, so I could never get ahead. So yeah, ymmv, but for me I'll never rent again.
    • SirMaster 5mo ago
      Like anything I am sure there are good and bad experiences. I mean both my pay and rent go up by about 3% each year, barring some position change, but 3% of a 100K salary is $3000 more a year. 3% of a 650/mo rent like I pay is $230 more a year. So not even 10% of my raise is eaten by the rent increase.