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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
No, renters don't care about communities in the same manner that homeowners do. They don't normally care about even the place that they live within. Renters are TRANSIENT by the nature of the fact that they do not have a vested interest in the local community any more than someone coming to visit.
A homeowner cares normally cares more about the community because the price of their property depends on it. If they neglect the community and others do as well then the prices of homes will dip within that area.
There are plenty of first time buyer programs to help people buy their first property. Maybe your father should have looked into that when he was in his 30s.
FannieMae and other government programs want homeowners because they care more about their community than renters.
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I hope this is you being facetious and sarcastic because that is bullshit.
Back in the day, when I had money, I could very easily have bought a house, bought chose not to. I didn't want to take care of a yard, worry about repairs and so on. That is why I rented then and one reason I rent now. Other reasons are I don't need the space, I would rather rent in a nice neighborhood, than to own a house in a community that has more crime. I still am very civic minded and every apartment complex I have lived in has been kept very clean and has had neighbors far stricter on the appearances on the buildings and grounds than most of my home owning friends and family have.
Even though in April I'll own my own house, I'll be truning it into a recovery house and use the one bedroom side of the duplex as an office and manager's apt. while I stay where I'm at.
It doesn't mean I care any less about my community, nor do any other renters I have ever met. (Of course I haven't lived in NYC slums.... but I'm sure the majority there have some caring about their community.)
Transient???? Lol.... I live in an apartment community right now where the average tenant has lived for 5 years.
No, vested interest???? lol, I'll tell that to the guy who owns the Gionnino's Pizza franchise that lives above me, or the people that own the bar down the street that live in the complex.
Talk about freaking prejudice.......I find it truly pathetic people, snobbishly prejudicial and self righteous anyone would think that way.
I'm sure you have facts to back that thinking.
Transients that don't care about the community???? Guess that's why they build apartments only in slum areas.
(Sorry but as a "renter" I take offense to what you said.)