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Post by bluemingidiot on Jul 30, 2016 9:03:51 GMT
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Post by here to stay on Jul 30, 2016 13:35:56 GMT
I just can't get past the liabilities of not having your own piece of earth- whether a tiny or big house sits on it. Renting means being subject to market forces or even personal whims. I can remember the time my parents rented a house then had to find another house to rent a month later when the owner sold. Then there are the local mobile home parks in the news about 'unjustifiable' lot rent increases 'pricing people out of their homes.'
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Post by bergere on Jul 31, 2016 21:21:42 GMT
DH and I had to rent when he was in the Navy. Large number of the landlords thought nothing of barging in, in the morning. We were very good renters, lots of great references.
But as HTS said, you are at the whim of your landlord.
I would live in a travel trailer before I ever rented again.
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Post by Mr DAVID In Wisconsin on Aug 1, 2016 12:11:03 GMT
Even though I have some nice rent houses I lived in an apartment for years simply because it's cheaper for me to live in an apartment than to live in a house that I own outright when you consider taxes, insurance, repairs etc. About a year ago I decided I didn't care and moved into one of my houses.
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Post by countrymom22 on Aug 1, 2016 23:55:23 GMT
We always felt like renting was just throwing your money away. If you own, when you sell you have something to show for your time. Your house may not appreciate in value very much, especially today, but at least you'll have something.
Of course, owning comes with its own list of headaches, which if you rent, are really someone else's headaches. There is something to be said for that!
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Post by Jolly on Aug 16, 2016 12:48:20 GMT
Here's what I miss... Back in the day, a hard-working man could "poor-boy" a house. If you had a bit of land with a few food trees for lumber, you could cut them and have them sawed, usually for framing, but I've seen whole houses - inside and out - done in solid wood. You could source salvage for windows and doors. Most folks used metal or three-tab shingles, but I have seen rived white oak shingles on a roof. You could build small and add on as the family became larger. Sadly, with all the planning commissions, hurricane codes, stamped lumber codes, etc, it's become almost impossible to poor-boy a house. Which is why so many folks down here build a barn with an eye to converting it to a home, later.  |
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Post by hermitjohn on Aug 17, 2016 10:42:56 GMT
... Which is why so many folks down here build a barn with an eye to converting it to a home, later. ;) Thus all the people asking me when I was a kid: "Were you raised in a barn?" Finally makes sense.... |
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