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bigblu89 posted...

It obviously varies person to person, so I can only give my personal account, but for me, it was matter of size.

When I moved out, of my parents house, I was in a 1 bedroom apartment. My GF (who eventually became my wife) moved in, and once we realized we were in it for the long haul, knew we needed a larger place.

Any apartment with 2 or more bedrooms STARTED at $2000 (and this was back in 2005), but a mortgage at the time was $1700. We (thankfully) had a decent amount of money saved up to use towards a down payment, so it was a no brainer for us. 2 bedroom for $2000, or 4 bedroom,2 bathroom house for $1700.

Yes, there are added expenses in owning a home, but I'm pretty handy and can fix 75-80% of the problems that occur in my house.

Plus, If we were to decide to move, we'd make a pretty hefty profit when selling. As opposed to living decades in an apartment, leaving, and getting none of the investment back.

Nice.

haloiscoolisbak posted...

It's certainly not ideal for dating

Not to sound sexist, but women can get a pass on that easier than a man could. Hate to say it, but another reason i detest society.

alfred_ashford posted... Nah. The lack of ability to be independent with "minimum wage" or most types of wages needs to die.

Damn