Building manager came in and changed all our lightbulbs? WTF?

[waggy]

In reality, right now you should be able to buy much cheaper than renting anything.

Most can't because they have piss-poor credit.

equity is not as important as depreciation. Most properties now are no longer depreciating further. Prior to the boom, 2-3% a year of equity was all anyone expected...now people talk as if 10-20% or more should still be the norm.

Even if living by myself, I'd want more than just a one room hovel to call home and definitely wouldn't still be shacking up at my parents even though they are extremely awesome and open-minded. There is a reason even in the wild, little baby bear and lion don't stick around...it's time to grow up.

Also as far as rent and being able to move whenever you want...almost all the decent places here require 30-90 days to break the lease and most will require the remainder of the lease to be paid out if you have lived less than 24 months there.

no. just not true.

Nowhere around here can you buy cheaper then renting. a 2 bedroom rental is $650-800 a month. no way will you get a 2 bedroom house for cheaper (mortgage+tax+insurance).

not everyone needs a big house when single. For many a apartment is a far better situation then a house.

IF you talk to the apartment complex most will elt you out. even if you move without telling them IF they get someone in fast you do not need to pay the rest of the lease. Only part you are on the hook for is the time the apartment is empty.

while owning a house is great (i wouldn't want to live in a apartment with 2 kids) it is not for everyone and its not always that they can't afford it for many its the wrong decision.

 

[ultimatebob]

no. just not true.

Nowhere around here can you buy cheaper then renting. a 2 bedroom rental is $650-800 a month. no way will you get a 2 bedroom house for cheaper (mortgage+tax+insurance).

not everyone needs a big house when single. For many a apartment is a far better situation then a house.

IF you talk to the apartment complex most will elt you out. even if you move without telling them IF they get someone in fast you do not need to pay the rest of the lease. Only part you are on the hook for is the time the apartment is empty.

while owning a house is great (i wouldn't want to live in a apartment with 2 kids) it is not for everyone and its not always that they can't afford it for many its the wrong decision.

Nobody ever seems to factor in closing costs and realtor fees for buying and selling a house as well. Once you add those up, it's usually enough money to pay for a 18 months of rent or more.

 

[slag]

I keep coming back to this thread hoping to find an update but keep getting disappointed.

Come on OP, surely you've called the building manager or super by now??

 

[5to1baby1in5]

So you really believe the power company has a crew to screw lightbulbs in all day? lol

LOL

How many power company crews does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

 

[Lifted]

OP needs to by a house. Only a moron would put up with that shit.

LOL @ power company going around changing peoples light bulbs.

OP, do you have Prince Albert in a can?

 

[Schfifty Five]

Assuming the bulbs were purchased by OP, wouldn't that be considered stealing/theft by the power company or the building management (whoever actually did change the bulbs)?

 

[Rhezuss]

If you can buy a house and still live in an apartment then you're an idiot.

OFF TOPIC
LOL this argument makes me laugh.
It's a choice you make in life...I'd rather live in a nice appartment and spend lots of money on trips around the world than live in a house and only can afford 1 week to Cuba. That's for people that don't make ATOT 6 digits per year but those with good salary and priorities.

ON TOPIC
Like another poster already said, the landlord/manager has no right to come into your home for mundane things like that. 24 hours notice is what he should have give you before changing your computer bulb...

It is pretty fuck up...

 

[Juddog]

At this point you (O.P.) should be setting up security cams to capture the next incident so that you can threaten them with a lawsuit - plus you can catch footage of the maintenance crew masturbating into your yogurt container and then putting it back in your fridge.

 

[alkemyst]

OFF TOPIC
LOL this argument makes me laugh.
It's a choice you make in life...I'd rather live in a nice appartment and spend lots of money on trips around the world than live in a house and only can afford 1 week to Cuba. That's for people that don't make ATOT 6 digits per year but those with good salary and priorities.

ON TOPIC
Like another poster already said, the landlord/manager has no right to come into your home for mundane things like that. 24 hours notice is what he should have give you before changing your computer bulb...

It is pretty fuck up...

Not really...

The problem is too many renters think they should be in too much house.

It's easy to replace a rental with something you own when comparing apples to apples.

A house is more work though and not everyone wants that...those thinking that way will pay a premium to rent unless going for ultra small accommodations.

I had a 500sq ft apartment that I loved. Rent was less than a car payment I hated my landlord would come into the place though (so hard to prove), but he was a nice guy and easy to get along with. I appreciated he did this because it kept the place nice when other renter's fucked thing up (I had to help him one day to totally gut a bathroom due to 1 month tenants totally destroying it).

I really don't like other's having keys to my 'home'.

 

[hanoverphist]

great way to get him paranoid!

before i had kids the ex and i lived in an apartment. we had a busted vent in the kitchen they told us they would be fixing the next day, so i told the office staff that my wife would be home, make sure they knock. the guy showed up, lightly knocked (from what the neighbor said) and walked in without waiting. my ex was sleeping, and when he walked thru the bedroom door she woke up and pointed my SKS at him. he had no reason to be in the bedroom, the repair was in the kitchen. he tried to call the cops on her for it, but got fired for it all. he was creepy. i still wonder what he would have done had she not been a paranoid and armed sleeper.

no, an SKS with steelcore fmj is not the ideal home defense weapon. but it sure is scary looking.

 

[alkemyst]

wow, why didn't you tell your wife they'd be coming?

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

All apartments have a clause in the contract that Management has the right to come in your apartment at any time without warning.

You don't own the apartment, you are just a peon.

Wrong, and that is why you don't own land.

 

[JEDIYoda]

so do something about it......

 

[alkemyst]

no. just not true.

Nowhere around here can you buy cheaper then renting. a 2 bedroom rental is $650-800 a month. no way will you get a 2 bedroom house for cheaper (mortgage+tax+insurance).

not everyone needs a big house when single. For many a apartment is a far better situation then a house.

IF you talk to the apartment complex most will elt you out. even if you move without telling them IF they get someone in fast you do not need to pay the rest of the lease. Only part you are on the hook for is the time the apartment is empty.

while owning a house is great (i wouldn't want to live in a apartment with 2 kids) it is not for everyone and its not always that they can't afford it for many its the wrong decision.

in cow towns you are right.

 

[Doppel]

Renting sucks because you live around more people than if you own a house, but it is cheaper and it's the way to go if you don't need the room. Homes are a crappy investment for the most part, especially when considering the lack of mobility. A single guy or couple not yet with kids does well in an apartment.

Single people buying homes always sounded strange to me. Also, a lot of couples buy a house early on as soon as they get married and it's not big enough for them when kids come along, so they shortly move. That's an incredible waste of money and time. I rather prefer the idea of renting until you can afford a house that is big enough for the family size you will end up with.

 

[alkemyst]

like cars, homes aren't really an investment.

With homes you hope to come out better when you move out though.

That said, most renters aren't really investing anyway.