Being an owner sucks. Being a renter sucks. Being a landlord sucks. EVERYTHING SUCKS
2026-07-07 10:55:20
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J :
I can afford the mortgage, but not a surprise $35k new roof.
2026-07-07 06:13:48
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Ximena :
As a single woman I invested in a home warranty. My AC broke and was quoted 7k minimum for replacement. Went through my home warranty and only paid 1.2k for the heat pump and they ended up replacing entire unit. Service calls did go up, but saves me from this headache.
2026-07-07 20:50:55
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AdventurersOTLuckyVale :
It requires either a small fortune or a huge amount of time, effort, skills, and energy that not everyone has.
2026-07-06 21:48:59
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LibraryAng :
We recently inherited my mother’s tiny house. All of a sudden, I need to come up with 3K to fix the fence. 😳
2026-07-06 20:28:35
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jonbow294 :
If you buy a home. You need to be comfortable learning skills to do home projects. Most repairs you can do yourself. Not everything. But most. TikTok, YouTube, and Google are very helpful
2026-07-08 02:51:48
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hello.coley :
See also: property taxes suddenly increasing by thousands of dollars
2026-07-07 04:03:34
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Erinbmenagerie :
we just got a new roof. it wasn't cheap
2026-07-07 00:27:53
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Blackherring :
And no one wants to bring this up. Whatever your mortgage is, plan 50% additional to save for maintenance and yard work.
2026-07-06 22:45:01
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*SpicyCrust 🌶🥪*Crista* :
I'm single no kids and will always rent, I tell people the same thing, owning a home isnt worth it.
2026-07-06 23:49:21
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Sasquatch2006 :
The crazy thing is that no matter how much you hear this, you never really comprehend it until you’re in the position.
2026-07-08 00:10:36
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nope :
I like all the comments about DIYing fixes around the house. The guy who owned my home before we bought it believed in that mentality. That’s why we have to keep hiring people lol
2026-07-07 21:29:04
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FLGSD Mom :
Never use your last dollar on the down payment for your home or your mortgage. Don’t ever buy at the top of what you are approved for to buy that home. Period.
2026-07-07 20:27:32
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Chocmoojoo :
I feel this In my soul, my house is slowly becoming “that house” cus even the small updates and maintenance are super expensive
2026-07-06 20:06:14
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Silly_Sensei :
Right now I have plumbers in my house .. I needed a second crawlspace access $1000, restoration to pump out grey water $2500, sewer line replacement and repipe $23,323.
they threw the toilet in for free... new kitchen faucet $220.
2026-07-07 22:19:14
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Username&Password :
💯 THEY ARE NOT HEARING YOU! Too many people in these comments aren’t living in reality. I’m seeing posts saying “just live debt free” and “just save an additional 25% of your income for maintenance issues” come on, people are barely surviving as it is. Let’s be real.
2026-07-07 06:29:51
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I'dRatherKnot :
As a homeowner, we’re always trying to decide which broken project to fix first, and while saving for that, an emergency project comes up and takes precedence.
2026-07-06 23:58:04
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1994103zzz :
Exactly! Don’t forget lawn mowing and all the garden and lawn equipment
2026-07-08 12:22:17
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Nick Hernandez :
What’s more is all of those repairs and appliances have also been affected inflation. Even if you could afford some of these line items 15 years ago, you might not be able to afford them now.
2026-07-08 23:17:38
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Alexandra 🥀☠️ :
All I have to say is property taxes! Mine were 3k a year when I first bought my home in 2014. It’s over 5k now. My property did not get bigger. It’s ridiculous! My mortgage is only $1100 but I feel stuck in a home I’m not happy in.
2026-07-07 21:18:57
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Michael❌ :
So I'm 48. Bought and paid off my house. I'm selling it because I became disabled and not able to work and people don't understand what I mean they I can't afford this house anymore. The property tax, the cost to heat/col it, not physically able to maintain it or the yard. My property taxes jumped $800 last year and 8 had to sell furniture to pay it.
2026-07-07 04:55:57
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MurrayMae :
My sewer line broke and it was on me. It cost me over $9k! I had just paid off my car so it replaced my car payment basically. It sucks!
2026-07-06 22:08:29
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King kikz :
30k for a new deck, 15k for a new water heater install, 50k for a new HVAC system, duct cleaning is 800 dollars and you’re supposed to do that yearly, new windows are 15-30k, don’t even get me started on the roof
2026-07-06 22:13:49
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Toki :
So true. We bought a fixer upper because it was so affordable and we’ve not even been able to change the things we want because new roof, new water heater, new gas line, tree removals, basement water proofing…
2026-07-07 19:59:09
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aammsstt :
I locked into a low interest mortgage in 2004 and have a great payment, almost paid off. But in the last 3 years we had to have trees removed $3k, new hvac $8k, new hot water heater $3k, replace 2 appliances $3k, treatment for termites $6k and are looking at a new roof in the next few month estimated $13k if insurance doesn’t cover. Plus the maintenance of having systems checked and serviced for optimal usage. I do all the repairs I can to save money hut we still have to cover a lot of expenses.
2026-07-06 20:30:10
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