Renting or Buying

I found this Money Sense article interesting. I must admit I have always rented and invested. I earn dividends as my income currently. I am happy with the choice I made.

I must admit that I felt a lot of pressure to buy a place from family and friends, most of whom bought places to live in. I did own a cottage for a while, while my son was young. I remember that there was always something that need repair each year. I also sold the cottage for more than I paid for it and the upgrades I had done. I had paid cash for it using my deceased husband’s insurance money, so there was no mortgage involved.

I was lucky I had a local contractor who would come in during the winter months and fix what need to be fixed. Also, I realized after being in the cottage for the first summer that the electric system was not set up well and called in a local electrician to inspect it. He fixed the problems and I was lucky it was not that expensive.

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