Very true. Our starter home had sketchy neighbors (but should add that a fair amount of them of them were renting).
The one place where rental totally breaks down is for 5+ member families. Trying to find 4+ bedroom / 2+ bath that maybe also has an office that meets the other requirements are very very slim.
In those cases you are renting from an individual owner, so all those economies of scale disappear. There are no large real-estate development that caters to this demo....
In the end if you are just looking for a 2 bedroom place, then renting can often be the better deal.
Very true. Our starter home had sketchy neighbors (but should add that a fair amount of them of them were renting).
The one place where rental totally breaks down is for 5+ member families. Trying to find 4+ bedroom / 2+ bath that maybe also has an office that meets the other requirements are very very slim.
In those cases you are renting from an individual owner, so all those economies of scale disappear. There are no large real-estate development that caters to this demo....
In the end if you are just looking for a 2 bedroom place, then renting can often be the better deal.