Should I feel lucky to be a renter?
You donât already? Do you shovel the walk or rake the leaves or clean the gutters? Replace the dishwasher two weeks after you move in?
Because it pays off in the long run if you are going to stay put?
(I know that at least where I live in Seattle, a 2 bedroom apartment is quite a bit more than the mortgage payment on the 3 bedroom house with a basement after 15+ years)
I guess? Does it really feel like Iâm saving money though? Because that thing just broke, do I have to fix it?
Sadly yes, that is the downside of ownership⌠Still you can paint house bright neon purple if you like and thats a bonus isnât it?
Doesnât that depend on the HOA?
Only if you live in an area with one, and who would want to do that?
Speaking of whichâŚdoes anyone have a recommendation for a top-loader washing machine?
(They donât work as well as front loaders, but the laundry âroomâ is a hallway closet with cheap folding doors so leaving the door open when not in use to prevent mold means opening upward, not outward.)
Not me?
Didnât I once live in a condo with an association so bizarre it put me off such organizations for the rest of my life?
Can you wait till I get home to check the one I have?
What if you donât like bright neon purple? Or that holly bush? Why does everyone else like that giant holly?
How about a Bettie Page mural?
Can I get it in purple?
What kind of questions do you want? Since every answer brings its own questions, if I couldnât live without them I wouldnât be alive now.
Did you know that there are concert strings for the ukulele? To play classical music? (Still nylon, but tune differently so that a wider range of notes can be played.)
Donât I do all that already?
How cool is that? Now that I know, how do I go about finding an orchestra that includes a ukulele player in their performances?
Want to be the tenant in my house?
I have no idea, but werenât there a bunch at my house when I bought it? Didnât we make good use of the pickup truck by pulling them the heck out? As for the dishwasher, you have two hands and a sink that holds water, donât you? Isnât that weâve had since forever because the âdishwasherâ that was in the house was 24" wide and functionally useless?
Who knew that Uhaul would have the lowest prices for moving boxes?