women prefer homeowners not renters.....

bristol_pilot

This is invariably the second or third question I am asked when I meet a lady. I'm still not moving out of my cushy 3-bed rented place in a good area to buy a crummy 1-bed in the red light district though...:rotfl: I take this question as an indication that she is looking for someone to [STRIKE]rip off[/STRIKE] marry. It is better to rent than buy...this goes for the ladies as well as houses.

Melissa177

I think it's probably true that women prefer homeowners - but I don't think the psychology of that is purely due to "he's got his own place, he must be wealthy".

Women (generally) want someone who is stable, and home-owning men are seen as more stable than someone who rents. A man who rents at the age of 30 starts the warning bells flashing.

My boyfriend is a City (interest rates!) trader, and he rents - but's he 24, and also not British. I don't think any less of him. If he was 30, I might start to think something was odd about the fact he earns good money but hasn't bought a property.

He thinks the London property market is over-valued, incidentally.

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btw for a moment id thought he was holding a spliff in that vid

Melissa177

Actually, I only watched the video (well, 30 seconds of it) after I made the post above.

I am fairly certain that all woman would prefer ANY renting man over Bruno.

HenryWeston

itsnowtime wrote: »

Well the size of the mortgage isn't that huge in comparison to today's market place. It might be the fact I'm 6ft! that might be what intimidates them the most!! :rotfl: :rotfl:

short women intimidate me, their scary! _pale_

Melissa177

Yant1 wrote: »

btw for a moment id thought he was holding a spliff in that vid

No, I'm pretty sure that whatever drugs the guy is on, they are much stronger than weed.

bristol_pilot

Melissa177 wrote: »

My boyfriend is a City (interest rates!) trader, and he rents - but's he 24, and also not British. I don't think any less of him. If he was 30, I might start to think something was odd about the fact he earns good money but hasn't bought a property.

He thinks the London property market is over-valued, incidentally.

At 24 I was a property owner, but with a large mortgage and my net worth was probably about £10k. Ten years later I am now over 30 and a renter with a net worth approaching seven figures. Those that flaunt it are often not the ones that have it!

Melissa177

bristol_pilot wrote: »

At 24 I was a property owner, but with a large mortgage and my net worth was probably about £10k. Ten years later I am now over 30 and a renter with a net worth approaching seven figures. Those that flaunt it are often not the ones that have it!

Couldn't agree more!


I don't know if you're married/in a relationship, but my comment still stands about women prefering someone who is stable (depending on how old they are). Renters aren't seen as stable, even those with a high net worth like yourself. That said, if want an attractive 24 year old Russian, you're probably not going to have a problem finding one

scheming_gypsy

itsnowtime wrote: »

I have to say it doesn't bother me - it's the person that counts not the assets they've got!

dunno, i do like the size of a girls assets but i own my own place and can't get a bird so not sure if its true.

Melissa177

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

dunno, i do like the size of a girls assets but i own my own place and can't get a bird so not sure if its true.

I suspect it's probably because you're a Scheming Gypsy?