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Originally Posted by JMintzer
I find it interesting that so many recommend that people rent prior to buying, then complain that there are too many renters...
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I rented for 3 years. Halfway through the third year we made a purchase. Renting worked out for us because it gave us time to be sure this is where we wanted to be, and it gave us some valuable information about what we wanted, and what we wanted to avoid.
I can say that while our rental unit was maintained "well enough", it certainly wasn't maintained exteriorly as well as the other homes on the street, or as well as our owner's place was. Yes, they had their own place in TV, and our rental was an investment property for them.
I can see both sides of the debate, but as someone who found their way slowly via renting, I feel badly that there is so much enmity pointed towards renters.
My next door neighbor is a rental unit, very well maintained.