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Re:Owning nothing is now a luxury, thanks to a number of sub... by tom_ on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @09:40AM (#20155271)
Rent on an apartment that you'd be very happy to rent is often cheaper than a mortgage on a house you'd want to buy!

It's not unusual for people to accept different compromises when they're not necessarily going to have to live somewhere indefinitely.

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Re:Owning nothing is now a luxury, thanks to a number of sub... by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @12:33PM (#20156978)
There is also a tendency to "invest" in your house in a way you wouldn't bother with if you didn't own it. We just bought a new oven, if a landlord was paying for it I'm sure they would have spent half of what we did.
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