StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agoA 30-Year Trap: The Problem With America’s Weird Mortgageswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down122
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minus-squaredeur@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down10·10 months agoLove the fact you ignored maintenance cost, incidental repairs, house insurance, and all that. Then you proceeded to sneak in that bullshit at the end.
minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 months agoIt’s still quite a bit better than renting. Rents around here cost more than many mortgages.
minus-squareBrokkr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoHome insurance isn’t required in all states. Usually it is the lender that requires. Of course it’s still a good idea to have it.
Love the fact you ignored maintenance cost, incidental repairs, house insurance, and all that. Then you proceeded to sneak in that bullshit at the end.
It’s still quite a bit better than renting. Rents around here cost more than many mortgages.
Don’t forget maintenance!
Home insurance isn’t required in all states. Usually it is the lender that requires. Of course it’s still a good idea to have it.