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How Much Money Have You Wasted On Rent?

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  • kabayiri wrote: »
    Renters need good landlords. Landlords need good tennants. There is no reason why there should be reasonable profit in this arrangement.

    If there is no profit, why be a landlord?

    In any rental agreement you pay more to rent for the short period.
    :wall:
    What we've got here is....... failure to communicate.
    Some men you just can't reach.
    :wall:
  • Percy1983
    Percy1983 Posts: 5,244 Forumite
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    0 wasted on rent as mummy and daddy keep me. I do pay a potion of the bills as it does cost to feed me and power my TV etc but no actual rent.

    I have just figured which ever path I could have chosen you would try looking down on me, stay at home = man-baby, rent = stupid.

    I will keep my man-baby title a little longer me thinks, certainly the intelligent thing to do.
    Have my first business premises (+4th business) 01/11/2017
    Quit day job to run 3 businesses 08/02/2017
    Started third business 25/06/2016
    Son born 13/09/2015
    Started a second business 03/08/2013
    Officially the owner of my own business since 13/01/2012
  • Pimperne1
    Pimperne1 Posts: 2,177 Forumite
    Percy1983 wrote: »
    0 wasted on rent as mummy and daddy keep me. I do pay a potion of the bills as it does cost to feed me and power my TV etc but no actual rent.

    I have just figured which ever path I could have chosen you would try looking down on me, stay at home = man-baby, rent = stupid.

    I will keep my man-baby title a little longer me thinks, certainly the intelligent thing to do.

    I don't think anyone actually looks down on you. You seem to be doing the sensible thing and have the aspiration to be a home owner. Difficult to criticise that.
  • Percy1983
    Percy1983 Posts: 5,244 Forumite
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    Pimperne1 wrote: »
    I don't think anyone actually looks down on you. You seem to be doing the sensible thing and have the aspiration to be a home owner. Difficult to criticise that.

    Don't worry I already know that but thank you.

    It just seems it wasn't long ago reweird was saying I should grow some and move out (ie rent), but now he is saying I would be stupid to do so.

    Can't please them all. :D
    Have my first business premises (+4th business) 01/11/2017
    Quit day job to run 3 businesses 08/02/2017
    Started third business 25/06/2016
    Son born 13/09/2015
    Started a second business 03/08/2013
    Officially the owner of my own business since 13/01/2012
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Percy1983 wrote: »
    Don't worry I already know that but thank you.

    It just seems it wasn't long ago reweird was saying I should grow some and move out (ie rent), but now he is saying I would be stupid to do so.

    Can't please them all. :D

    I’m amazed that so much has been posted on this thread, as it is obviously a wind up and Percy I think I’ve told you before ignore reweird.
  • Percy1983
    Percy1983 Posts: 5,244 Forumite
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    Sorry he keeps me entertained, irrational/illogical people fascinate me.
    Have my first business premises (+4th business) 01/11/2017
    Quit day job to run 3 businesses 08/02/2017
    Started third business 25/06/2016
    Son born 13/09/2015
    Started a second business 03/08/2013
    Officially the owner of my own business since 13/01/2012
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Percy1983 wrote: »
    Sorry he keeps me entertained, irrational/illogical people fascinate me.

    I'm not sure he is either of those.
  • kabayiri
    kabayiri Posts: 22,740 Forumite
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    Pimperne1 wrote: »
    Interested to know whether you are saying:

    BTL is not profitable in Canada, or
    ...

    I dont know the answer to that. It was a wider family thing the reason why I ended up with a stake in some lodge I can't even nip to and use at the weekends!

    I believe a BTL property has to be commutable, not stuck out in the sticks.
  • kabayiri
    kabayiri Posts: 22,740 Forumite
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    If there is no profit, why be a landlord?

    In any rental agreement you pay more to rent for the short period.

    Isn't that what I agreed with? I thought so.
  • reweird
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    Percy1983 wrote: »
    0 wasted on rent as mummy and daddy keep me. I do pay a potion of the bills as it does cost to feed me and power my TV etc but no actual rent.

    I have just figured which ever path I could have chosen you would try looking down on me, stay at home = man-baby, rent = stupid.

    I will keep my man-baby title a little longer me thinks, certainly the intelligent thing to do.

    So in essence you are taking great advantage out of your parents good nature. Not a surprise from someone yet to mature into manhood. Despicable really.
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