If he hollers let him pay $50 every day... Home ownership.
House ownership...
But what about when the house is not your home... anymore. Plain and simple a house cost money, continually. Things break, things get broken, caused by both time, use, carelessness, ignorance, and even despite the best of care.... $*!# gets broken. And somebody has to pay for it.
Does the house owner reap any benefits over time.... with this housing market, I don't believe that's likely. In fact I currently feel that any current house owner is taking on a lot of risk and liability and loosing.... no hemorrhaging from the pocket book.
What I've determined is this, I no longer wish to ever be a landlord. When the time comes, I hope for a sell... but that time is not now and I can only hope that when it does we'll be prepared to offer at the right price to move it fast. A local relator we'd been fliting with called this week and I was able to confidently tell him, "we're not going anywhere for another two years," but I said it kind of wishing we could go somewhere new. However, the prospects for an upgrade aren't in the cards right now, so it's not worth pondering anymore.
This week, nothing big broke. Our phone and internet service was restored, and our 13 year old Kitchenaid mixer began showing signs of going out, but that's not included in the typical household amenities.
When we bought I "picked the very best one." When it's time we might try a winter listing to curb the competition, which is thick in our area at the moment. Prices are dropping like rocks!
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