[quote=deadzone][quote=sdsurfer][quote=JBurkett19]Try living in your diversified portfolio. What no bed or toilet in there? Try growing food to eat in the back yard of your diversified portofilio. Outside of water, there is no other asset more important that land. In order for land to be best utilized, you need a dwelling on it, water to it and at least a piece to grow something.
Yes, other investments over time (given the right times of jumping in and out) might pay more money. But, no other investment protects you dignity, like a place to lay your head and a toilet to go in.[/quote]
I agree with you J. Of course I could spend my life worrying about when to get in or out of a certain industry/stock whatever. However, I’m too busy. I’ve got a job and a family to raise and I think theres a south swell on the way. I think I’m gonna hop on my bike and coast down Leucadia Blvd with my board and jump in the water. I love the aspect of owning my home and never thought I’d be able to get a detached home in Encinitas a short bike ride the beach without selling my soul. I feel really fortunate to think that if the &$#t hit the fan I could probably just get a job as a valet and still pay my mortgage at the rate I got last November. I dont plan to, but I could. On second thought…that would allow me to surf pretty much all day?
I love all the propaganda calls on this thread. I think it’s called disagreeing with you. It’s only propaganda if you see it that way.[/quote]
Alternately, while my landlord is dealing with the plumbing and other maintenance issues, I am out surfing or playing golf. On weekends when the typical homeowner is spending all day at Home Depot, I am surfing or playing golf. Yeah you guys are right, home ownership rules and renting just kills your quality of life.[/quote]
Did anyone say that renting kills your quality of life? I know I did’nt. I just said I’m stoked that I bought to agree with the OP. If you decide to rent good for you. If you decide to buy good for you. I actually do go to Home Depot a lot though. I like building things. I’m building a killer wraparound deck to my home. Something I never did when I rented because I was’nt going to upgrade someone elses home. I was always the guy that lived in the dirt cheap rathole right across from the water and I loved every bit of that being closer to the waves all through college, but now I have a family and it is nice to be able to improve my place a bit now and enjoy it with them.
I also had a nightmare landlord on Neptune so I’m glad to not have to argue with her that the plumbing issue might not be because of me with the property being a triplex.
