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Old Jan 23, 2016, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by will19 View Post
I meet with the RE Agent this morning. Our time together went very well. I feel like I want to sell my place and the Agent was very encouraging to me that I could get a buyer. But I'm afraid of renting after that; and the rents are very high. Maybe I could find a good deal somewhere, but that's very hard at where I am.

My best and only friend has been pressuring me to stay at where I am. He can't seem to come up with a very good reason why I should stay. It makes sense for me financially to stay where I am; but I feel like I can't stand my place. It's very isolating and the neighbors are not friendly. Plus I don't have much money in my savings now. Since I live in a condo, one little disaster and/or some unreasonable demand from the HOA can suddenly wipe me out financially. I've already been wiped out with the medical bills from last year.

Sometimes I feel like, hey!, it's not so bad here. I am recovering a little bit financially and it's not so noisy now. As far as the noise is concerned, it's because it's winter and not much is going on. When it gets to be April, then the noise will increase greatly and the people will start acting bad in the pool area.

I've been so depressed thinking and mulling over this. I wish that I had more than just my friend to talk over about this possible move. Sorry that this is so long.
It's true that rents are getting higher these days. And every year you'd have to be ready for the rent to increase. That's what has always happened to me. Plus, you don't know what kind of noise or issues you'll have around you. Those are some of the problems with renting. The neighbors can change and there may be very little stability. You might move where everything seems great only a month or two later down the line get new, bad neighbors who can disrupt or ruin your life. Those are some of the problems with renting.

I know those are problems with a condo too, but when you own I think there is more chance people try to get along. I wish you luck.