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The Absolute Insanity of Not Buying a Home When You’re Young (www.riskology.co)

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While buying a house is not a luxury everyone can afford, buying one instead of renting provides several key benefits that pay off in the long term.

What does everyone else think about buying when compared to renting?

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[–] FlashMobOfOne 2 points 1 year ago

It's only insane because, at least here in America, housing scarcity has been manufactured in order to drive up prices and rents and our political leaders aren't going to do a damn thing to stop it.