I'd always prided myself on being a lifelong renter
So when the 2008 US housing crisis hit and I was living outside the country, I was more grateful than ever to be a renter — I wasn’t in danger of losing property back in the US, and I was more than comfortable with renting a home while the market sorted itself out. — I gave up my life as a nomad and decided to settle in. It wasn’t an easy decision, especially since I’d always prided myself on being a lifelong renter.
Besides, the last two apartment complexes we lived in weren’t maintained well, and neither myself nor my husband wanted to deal with calling the property manager to fix yet another thing — it felt easier to do any repairs myself. Although there was a clear emotional reason why we wanted to purchase a house, I knew that owning a home could be significantly more expensive than renting.
We also talked to multiple mortgage lenders and got pre-approved to predict our monthly mortgage payments.
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