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Renting over owning is a more stable outlay (no “surprise, you need a new water heater” expenses for renters) and it gives flexibility for moving with any kind of frequency. I agree that home ownership should be more attainable and affordable, but it’s not a clean win 100% of the time for everyone.

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Arbiter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
You’re still paying for the water heater, the expense is just hidden over long term inflated rent prices.

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- goldenbough@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Yes, a bigger built into the rental price (“inflated” is a loaded term; rents can be inflated, but a rental price set to cover mortgage and amortized expenses isn’t by definition inflated), but it’s still stable.
  
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