50 is not that old to wait to buy a house. And let’s be clear. No one is buying a house. we’re buying mortgages.
i think even normal people are starting to get that, esp. with the news articles on damaging homes in foreclosure. I was talking to someone who felt outraged at a recent damage case, that it “wasn’t their home to damage”. damn straight. it’s the banks, baby. you own nothing but the tax bill. and maybe a sliver of equity. maybe. and a low interest rate. and you can choose the color of paint (subject to local zoning ordinances, of course.
but home ownership. no. youowneffin nothing! NOTHING.
and you know what? they should be waiting to get married and have kids, too…
i don’t think any other countries would “literally go to war” to ahve a chance to get married, have kids, or get a mortgage.
