Comments on: Why Renting Might Be Better Than Buying A Home

By: shawn

shawn — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:40:01 +0000

hey .. thank you ! i’ve been looking for some decent points against home ownership.. the people i knew at pitt that owned houses seemed like they committed some sort of social suicide where weekends were always spent fixing the house or some house related chore…

By: Ms. Wakame

Ms. Wakame — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:21:32 +0000

Luckily you seem to have the gift of finding the most laidback landlords who let you live in it like your permanent home where you can even make drastic changes to the property. It makes all the difference. We’re so happy to finally have a landlord who is cool about letting us paint our place the craziest colours imaginable.

Its so comforting to live in a home that is covered in our family markings. There’s something about it that feels primitive, like carving into our own cave and painting our family history.

I wish I was any good at murals…

By: niq

niq — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:53:38 +0000

This is exactly along the lines of my recent thinking. Even though the housing market seems great at the moment, houses here in Portland, esp in decent/livable neighborhoods are just way out of most people’s budget. Add to that not only all the unforeseen things that can need fixing/replacing over the lifetime of ownership but the very real possibility that the value of your neighborhood may someday escalate and bring your taxes to a point way beyond your income (esp for retired folks) it is downright scary. I’m at such a loss, I want so badly to own my home so I can feel comfort in knowing all changes are for me and that I can look forward to enjoying thm for years to come but this article seems to confirm what I already suspected and she seems to have much more good reading to be had.