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Auburn Annie · 10-22-2008, 07:47 PM

So sorry to hear it. Maybe he's doing it over to either rent it at a higher rate or rent/lend it to a relative who's lost their home. Either way, it sucks big time.

Don't suppose you'd want or could afford a small house instead of renting, would you? I expect there's a lot of real estate out there right now. That's what my son did 3 years ago. After sharing places with friends or moving back home with us, he found a small house with a big yard, 2 or 3 bedrooms (he uses one as an office), 1 full bath, tiny kitchen, living room, breakfast nook; the house is all of maybe 900 square feet. The mortgage with taxes ran about the same as rent, and for the first couple of years he rented the spare bedroom to a friend for $300 a month, too. I expect when a girlfriend comes along he may move up to something larger but for now it suits the bachelor life. But not everyone is cut out for owning.

10-22-2008, 07:47 PM	#2
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	*Re: @#$%&,My landord!** So sorry to hear it. Maybe he's doing it over to either rent it at a higher rate or rent/lend it to a relative who's lost their home. Either way, it sucks big time. Don't suppose you'd want or could afford a small house instead of renting, would you? I expect there's a lot of real estate out there right now. That's what my son did 3 years ago. After sharing places with friends or moving back home with us, he found a small house with a big yard, 2 or 3 bedrooms (he uses one as an office), 1 full bath, tiny kitchen, living room, breakfast nook; the house is all of maybe 900 square feet. The mortgage with taxes ran about the same as rent, and for the first couple of years he rented the spare bedroom to a friend for $300 a month, too. I expect when a girlfriend comes along he may move up to something larger but for now it suits the bachelor life. But not everyone is cut out for owning.