Man, I am an old grouch:
I really hate mass mails. I hate when someone sends out some semi-interesting announcement over e-mail, and then everyone with a peripherally related issue continues to respond to that message. Sometimes it's good news, sometimes not - either way, guess who doesn't want to read it?
(Yes, this is really pissy. Another mail in my box is essentially costless to me. It's just fucking dumb.)
I'm digging the hell out of this song:
I really hate mass mails. I hate when someone sends out some semi-interesting announcement over e-mail, and then everyone with a peripherally related issue continues to respond to that message. Sometimes it's good news, sometimes not - either way, guess who doesn't want to read it?
(Yes, this is really pissy. Another mail in my box is essentially costless to me. It's just fucking dumb.)
I'm digging the hell out of this song:
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Heres what I like: more privacy, not as much turnover in your neighbors, and being able to make a place truly your own (although that one isnt particularly important to me). The townhouse I lived in before didnt have a lot of turnover, though.
What I dont like:
(1) Even with a decent down payment, my house payments are more than any rental Id want. And your house payments go up with taxes. My landlords in the past never raised my rent (over 8 years!) or raised it a tiny amount maybe once. In the 11 months Ive lived here, my house payment has gone up $200/month. Thats a lot of money!
(2) I have sunk more $$ into this house than I ever imagined. Ive had plumbing, electrical, yard-related, and heating AND cooling problems. My friends with newer houses dont seem immune from this either.
(3) Its a HUGE pain in the ass to find good electricians, plumbers, heating/cooling guys etc, whereas my landlords already had people they liked who could do the job
(4) Ive sunk more TIME into this house that I imagined. Even if you do find good repairmen, you have to be home to meet them for the estimate AND their actual work. Ive missed a ton of work (see #2 above). Your landlord and his/her repairmen can go into your place while youre at work.
(5) Not only is it a pain to find good repairmen, you can end up waiting FOREVER for the work to be done if theres been some serious act of nature (e.g. bad storm causing all kinds of problems), and everyone in town needs a repairman NOW. Your landlord has relationships with repairmen, and the repairmen will go to the landlord-owners first because they bring them a lot of business, unlike a single house owner that may or may not ever call them again.
Oh, and a house is not a good investment any more, Ive been told. And that you want to live in your house 5 years for it to be worth it.
Im not ready to up and sell my house, but owning it has been a bit of a pain in the ass.