A Growing Problem in Real Estate: Too Many Too Big Houses
One of the trends that I can only hope continues is getting rid of this idea that home ownership (especially single family home ownership) is the American dream.<p>I live in and own a detached single family home (was a compromise with my spouse) and to be honest, I hate it. I hate having to take care of the yard, to deal with unreliable tradespeople when things break, to deal with the huge expense of minor home repairs - and this is even after outsourcing as much of that work as possible.<p>Compare that to renting an apartment, which I loved. If something broke, I just called the super, and that was that. This ridiculous idea that renting is &quot;throwing money away&quot; is absurd. I&#x27;m paying someone to deal with all the shit I absolutely don&#x27;t want to deal with, and more importantly I&#x27;m paying for the freedom to easily up and move if something else fits my fancy.