Most Germans don’t buy their homes, they rent

Re:Most Germans don’t buy their homes, they rent by codemac on Monday October 24, 2016 @02:20PM (#12781352)

Only the home improvements is unique to home ownership, the rest happen whether or not you're renting or owning.

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Re:Most Germans don’t buy their homes, they rent by hx87 on Monday October 24, 2016 @04:22PM (#12782508)

Even improvements aren't unique; the last time I moved into an apartment I replaced the wall-to-wall carpet with pine boards, replaced the 50+ year old electric receptacles with GFCI outlets and stripped off the old paint and put on a new coat of primer and paint.

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Re:Most Germans don’t buy their homes, they rent by sosuke on Monday October 24, 2016 @04:51PM (#12782778)

Woah your renting experience sounds like home ownership to me. I've never heard of that in the US that is a lot to put into a place! The max lease allowed by my last complex was 13 months.

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Re:Most Germans don’t buy their homes, they rent by mason240 on Monday October 24, 2016 @03:52PM (#12782230)

When I was renting, I had a 30-day investment in the neighborhood/city.

Now that I own my house, I have a 150k investment in the neighborhood/city.

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