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Four reasons we aren’t rushing to buy a house

May 15, 2018

Rent, don't buy: how not owning a house helps us financially

I was sitting at the desk in the spare room, working on a project when I heard the dripping.

At first, I thought it was coming from outside, the result of snow melting near the open window. I don’t know what prompted me to look left, but I’m glad I did.

The closet wall was glistening. A cardboard box on the top shelf was soaked. And the piece of pressboard nailed to the ceiling was warped and loose on the right side.

I called Jeff in for a second opinion. He pried off the damp pressboard, peered into the tiny hole and confirmed my suspicion.

Our ceiling was leaking.

That was 8:30 p.m., on a Sunday night.  

Three days, eight hours of work, and exactly zero dollars later, the dripping stopped. 

And let me tell you: I have never been so happy to be a renter.

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