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Re:The majority of 18- to 29-year-olds in the US are now liv... by x87678r on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @01:57PM (#24495291)
> Among my friends that have bought houses, many of them have gone into significant debt just to buy a 3-4 bedroom house, even though they have no kids and only use one of the bedrooms, because they think that at some point in their life they will put them to use.

I was one of these people who was conservative and bought a small cheap apt starter home instead of a 3-4 bedroom house. 10 years later I can't afford a 3-4 bedroom house because they've gone up in value so much so I'm still in my apt and its crowded.

Looking back and what would have been optimal I should have bought a huge house as soon as possible, probably a couple of them. That way I could retire by now.

Re:The majority of 18- to 29-year-olds in the US are now liv... by ballenf on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @02:16PM (#24495568)
If you're going to analyze things that way, you should have rented and bought some Facebook, Apple, Google, and Amazon stock.
Re:The majority of 18- to 29-year-olds in the US are now liv... by x87678r on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @02:18PM (#24495599)
I can't borrow money with 5% down to buy stocks. (OK you can but you'll get closed out with normal volatility)