Re:Renting vs. Owning a Home, by State
by enos_feedler on Monday September 04, 2023 @02:25AM
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I don't think its all that special. its a matter of staying in one spot. Don't rent for a big corporation. have a good relationship with the owner, etc. Its partly luck, but its also partly putting yourself in a position to get that. If you move around every 12 months then yes you will pay market rates. But you also take advantage of the location flexibility that renting provides. its a tradeoff.
If you can somehow do that, sure! If you can get a service below market rates, take advantage.
But surely it's obvious that by definition, very few people are going to be able to luck into such a position. So it's not broadly applicable advise.
> renting $1800/mo in Palo Alto [...] and they aren't raising rent on me
That's the deal of the century in terms of housing. Yes you're way better off renting on those terms. Since nobody else can find a rent so low in Palo Alto, let alone one that won't go up, for most people reality is different.