• bunchberry@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Not sure I see the relevance. Yes, housing maintenance costs money, what’s the relevance? Who says housing upkeep is free? What’s the relevance to anything at all?

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      2 days ago

      “Sold it for a much higher price without ever using or modifying it.” Proper upkeep over several years counts as “modifying it” in this context IMHO.

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        Don’t buy something meant to be used and insist you must make a profit for not using it. Rent it out at least.

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          21 hours ago

          Yea, absolutely, hence the approximated 4-6% return on investment - some years more, some years negative.

          There is this apartment that I’ve been eyeing for a while, and I’ve seriously considered becoming one of those loathed landlords myself. Feels like trying to do right by the apartment and by a tenant would be putting out more good to the world than a passive stock fund, you know? So been reading up on it quite a bit lately.

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        2 days ago

        You can indeed make money by selling it at a higher price without ever using or modifying it, and even if you do use or modify it, profits from the sale still come directly from not using or modifying it.