Tenacity
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So it's that easy for a guy to control your actions? All he has to do is "troll you" and you will start trolling back? And you don't think that's weak?Exactly. You treat a troll with troll behavior. And ANY thread that 9Volt decides to troll from now on, he will be met with the same.
Whether or not someone buys real estate should depend upon how long they are going to be in an area. If you plan on moving within 5 years, the transaction costs will leave you in a losing position the vast majority of the time. Yes, you can have someone else manage the property, but that's an entire different headache that MOST people (including myself) don't want to deal with.Show me WHY renting is a more lucrative investment than buying primary-residing multi-family R/E purchased with due diligence
- Right now I am in a Suburb area paying $760 a month for a 1 bedroom apartment. With Rent comes a full size gym that's on our complex, lakefront patio, a pool resort upfront, free personal fitness training classes, a yoga room, a business conference room, AND included in rent is our Natural Gas, Water, and Trash. Then of course, you get the standard maintenance, uptake of the property, uptake of the area, etc., that's included.
- Seeing as though I want to only stay in a Suburb, to purchase a house, I would need to look no smaller than a $200,000 house purchase. Assuming a 4% rate on a 30 year fixed, I'm looking at a $955 per month payment BEFORE you bring in taxes, insurance, maintenance, repairs, ALL of the utilities (including water, trash, gas), the fact that I would have to purchase a gym membership, etc.
- So my total housing costs will GO UP, they would at least increase by 2.5 times. Now, this is great if I want to "invest in real estate", but what if I don't want to invest in real estate? Real estate appreciation hasn't been that great and seeing as though I have NO kids (it's just me), as long as I continue to rent efficiently like I am now.......I'm actually in a much better situation.
But again, this is my personal situation, I'm not telling guys that my situation applies to their situation. The decision to purchase real estate or not should come down to the individual, not some "standard" bullshyt rule that "renting is always throwing money away". That's bullshyt.