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by rad_gruchalski 847 days ago
> Why would someone prefer to give away money instead of invest it into their net worth ?

You mean… how. Cash? Mortgage? Buying is easy, running the thing not necessarily. What are you going to do if you lose the job? Health? What’s your plan for when you get old? Do you see the work around the house?

Do you remember Lehman Brothers and why it happened? Because so many thought they could afford it! Have they increased their net worth?

Is that a new build? Second hand? How old? When is the roof to be replaced? Hows the isolation? What’s the quality of windows and doors? Is the electrical installation ready for solar panels? And so on…

> Are there really people that prefer renting, and wouldn’t buy even if they could afford to?

Obviously.