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gives you roots, has long term investments and you can make changes as you like without having to get permission.
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Feeling secure, pleasing yourself. Pride in the place
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1. It can be used as loan collateral. 2. You can decide who lives in it with you, and who does not. 3. You can do anything you wish IN it, or TO it, with total impunity. +5
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It is an investment, a tax write off, and you do not have to ask the landlord before making improvements/ changes.
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Well, it is a good investment, and you don't have to beg the landlord to get things fixed,...(though it can be expensive when you have to pay for it yourself). You can do pretty much what you want as far as decoration and changes (if you can afford it). You can plant a vegetable garden. It is a good investment. You can play your music as loud as you want. (Neighbors are usually far away enough that they don't get annoyed). You can also have parties without worrying about the cops being called (usually). And it is a good investment. You can put a swimming pool in your back yard. You can go outside naked (if you have a high board fence). It is a good investment. You can sit on your stoop, porch, patio, and drink your grog and say, "This is all mine...This is my Castle! I am the Master of all I survey"....and actually believe it...(till your tax notice from the county comes in the mail). And it is a good investment.
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You can actually take rent money and invest it in something you will own, you can decide how to change it up (paint, colors, etc) without having to get anyone else's permission, you can have as many pets as you choose (a lot of rentals won't even let you have one)
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1. you pay your rent directly to the government, no middle man 2. you only have to get the government permission to remodel/make additions to your home, not an owner's too 3. leasing yearly instead of monthly
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Economy good...value increases Like neighbors, schools and family/friends close by Peace of mind...no rent increases
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I love it. It's mine. I love it. +5
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~ Can do what ever you want to in the garden (plant wise :P) ~ Can put pictures up on the interior walls without permission ~It's MINE, not somebody elses. ~ No inspections LoL
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1. Cheaper to mortgage than rent my home - not dead money every month/week 2. Money I pay benefits me 3. Nobody tells me how to style my home +5
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1. It's a place where you and your partner build wonderful memories together. 2. Gives you roots. 3. It's Home, which will always be there, one you can put your own hearts and personalities into.
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Once it's paid for; it's yours and you have something to leave your children even if you don't have much of anything else. You can decorate any way you want to, do anything you want to and have people over (even into the middle of the night if you want); as long as it's legal. As time passes and rents get higher; if you were smart enough to get the right type of loan, your mortgage payment stays the same. So as the years pass and you make a larger income at work and inflation grows; you have the same amount to pay each month, leaving you more money to do other things with. By the time you retire, your loan is paid off and you don't have to worry about rent money; just the taxes and upkeep. It's easier to get a loan (maybe not at this moment) if you have real collateral. Many more...
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Tax writeoff, no landlord to appease, and just the satisfaction of saying "it is ours".
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Security Equity No rental increase
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Appreciation in value (usually), you usually can do what you want with it as far as painting, landscaping etc, it is part of your estate and can be left to heirs
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A deed that says Paid In Full Privacy from people above, next to or below Cutting my own grass and going barefoot in it.
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no rental expenses no hesitate for renovation higher resale value
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equity Peace of mind and own space security
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I'm about to find out - wish me luck! 2
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Control, control control. I couldn't go back to apartment living again ever.
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Ability to apply one's own use of imagination, expression and decision. < without interference by landlord/agent >
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1. You're not buying someone else's home for them. 2. When you go home it's your home. 3. Property is always a good investment.
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1) Its mine 2) I pay alot less than the people I know who rent 3) Its the 1 "thing" that actually belongs to me
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your rules or lack there of. it's an investment that you can borrow against tab bit of pride knowing what you have accomplished.
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It's mine, mine and mine
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yeah, not owning an apartment and having bigger living quarters
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We have the ability to go from a 3 bedroom to a 2 bedroom and the landlord isn't going spastic on us for ripping out flooring to make an actual home office :)
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I can dream about what i am going to do to the place (i am a great list writer, but i never act on them =[) the place can change to suit YOU.. not the landlords opinion or budget. you can have pets =]
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me, me, me: my castle, my rules, my space,
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Storage space galore!!! A place for Trick or Treaters to come! Peace, quite and solitude!
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1.) The freedom to do anything I want with the place. 2.) The freedom to control the ambient temperature. 3.) The freedom to experience the pipes in my basement freezing and exploding in sub-zero temperatures. OK, maybe the third one isn't so good... :-)
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ITS YOUR TO DO AS YOU PLEASE.
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Whats home ownership do people have that
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1. Someone gets all that capital when you croak - $$$$ 2. You have the pride of ownership 3. Capital to unlock - well some years back - hard to sell now. I believed it was a good thing, but now I am not so sure! Only those in my will, will gain now! +5
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You build equity No rent increases You have the privilege of paying property tax
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1) You can decorate how you wish. ie paint walls, replace carpets, knock nails in walls to hang your pictures etc. 2) You don't have to live with the terrible furniture that is sometimes already in these rented properties. 3) You don't have to worry about landlords coming round unexpectedly.
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