It may also deter other bad behavior.

I’ll be honest it’s not clear to me real estate is necessarily a better investment than say the stock market, certainly not a bad investment but not as hyped as some people make it, you need to decide how much owning your own home is worth to you & also how long you plan to be in the area, if you will be here for the foreseeable future, bite the bullet and buy, if your not sure where you will be in a few years, renting might make more sense.

That economic opportunity will continue to drive population growth...who knows how the next few years go, but long term is up and to the right assuming that you do not buy in bad neighborhoods/locations.

More open spaces around the city for people to get outside is never a bad thing.

Folks this is meant as a beneficial post and not about good or bad positions.  

She didnt, and two weeks after going under contract, we got a credit-monitoring notification that this mortgage had gone delinquent.

I wouldn’t want to buy a bad deal, regardless of the tax consequences.

Those are people who have cash/credit and will lend to you if you have a good deal locked up. 

One rental(two units) just finishing renovations and spent 15-20k of my own money so saving will be easier soon instead of loading my credit card then paying it all off every month.

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