I <3 Bing. Probably one of the few people on here that see the big picture.
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I’ve spent more time in Europe in the last 6 months than you’ve probably spent there in your entire life.
Keep up with the assumptions. :bloated:
That doesn’t necessarily give you the exact same point of view.
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His posts in this thread are akin to an automotive thread going like this.
“Hey guys, should I get a 'vette or a mustang to build a track car out of?”
“Hai, I’m Bing, you should get a festiva.”
“That makes no fucking sense”
“Yes it does, festiva’s get great gas mileage, gas costs $6/gallon in Europe”
That wasn’t my point but it doesn’t matter.
He said
Go to Europe and see how people live.
you guys need to expand your scope of experience.
As justification for his off-the wall arguments he is making in this thread. Trying to imply that I “just don’t get it” when the assumptions that he is making about my experience, or even my thoughts about the whole process are completely wrong.
Both of you are assuming that I am some how less culturally experienced, thus that is the reason for my point of view, which is a bit brazen, and quite moronic in this particular situation.
Lets ignore the fact that he is arguing something that wasn’t even a point of discussion in the thread. He is completely overlooking why family structures are what they are in other parts of the world, like I said, he is doing a rather piss poor job of picking and choosing components of his argument, that he is having with himself for the most part.
Kind of curious why someone so high up on why you shouldn’t be owning a house is for some reason running a not-for-profit website. Gee, that seems pretty dumb if you ask me. :picard:
touche salesman
you keep saying this over and over. someone has to own it, pay for it, and maintain it.
when thinking of overall cost, somethings do not hold a monetary value. aka I believe most people would rather pay to not have to deal with family all the time. sure living nearby is great, but living with is a totally different animal.
kind of like economic profit vs accounting profit
you could just go buy a 5 bedroom house on the eastside for 600$
That was probably the worst analogy made to date, i believe a person i work with who dropped out of highschool may have made a worse one during a discussion, but either way you are on par with him.
Considering Bing answered the topic, and discussed completely releavent things, i would say he had answered the original question
if bing would have went on a rant about living on an airplane, then the analogy would make sense, because that would be completely offtopic from the purpose of the thread
festiva is not a vette or a mustang, airplane is not a home
philosophy fail :picard:
English not your first language?
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“English not you first language?” is a fragment, if you’re going to nitpick mine… maybe you should fix yours.
kthnx
Am I right in thinking that the rise in the value of the structure itself is due mainly to inflation. I’m thinking that the rise in the price of construction would be because of a rise in the price of materials and labor. So while the house itself is appreciating due to inflation because even at a higher price it is a deal compared to building a new house, it is like a car in the sense that you won’t recoup your money invested in upkeep and remodeling unless the value of the land rises.
It just seems to me that the land is the only real investment, speculation and development can cause huge surges in the value of land, but structures themselves can’t appreciate enough to regain the costs. Not that there aren’t increases in the demand for certain architectures of the past, and obviously the site of a historical landmark lends a vast amount of value to the structure itself, but generally an old structure isn’t worth as much as a new one.
There are many old homes in great shape that haven’t become an accounting profit if the area hasn’t created a surge in land value. I’m not saying the person should have rented, I’m just making the point.
I do realize that renting is an expense, that’s it. By owning a home you are paying for something that will be payed off one day, and have a value that belongs entirely to you. But even after your mortgage is payed off there will be expenses. Should the average person look at it like an expense, yes. Should they look at it like an investment, yes. It is both.
I also view renting as an opportunity in and of itself. I know that owning a home will require me to work pretty steady for the rest of my life. I rather enjoy the opportunity renting provides for me to travel. I am not tied to a house. If I wanted to live transiently it would be entirely possible for me to leave. I could tour with a band for months if the opportunity arises. You can make cracks at this as cliche, but I haven’t seen nearly as much as I’d like to of this world and I know I won’t see it from a cubicle from 9-5 and a tv when I get home.
I was pointing out that your reading comprehension skills suck monkey balls, not commenting on the grammar of your post.