I'm 28, bought a house at the beginning of the pandemic in mid 2020 as a single person. I have six cats. A house is kind of a need unless I want to be paying insane fees to the landlord for them. But I'm sick of being a homeowner. It's so goddamn expensive and time consuming. Oh, yard work? Sure, I'll hire someone. Well damn, the costs quickly add up. Oh, I'll just mow my own lawn. God damn, shit is tough. What happened to my garden? So I got to water my lawn? No problem, I'll just turn the sprinklers on. Oh and don't forget to pay special attention to watering foundation. Oh man, that deep freeze from last winter? It blew some sprinkler pipe and there's a leak. No wonder my water bill has been so expensive for months. Ah, and don't forget to get that chimney sweeped, there's some suspicious noises coming from there. What are your weekend plans? I probably will spend it all raking those never ending leaves.
I'm TIRED of it. I want out. Back when I bought the market was already crazy, and I could only manage to get this one which I think might have been a money pit. I got a good price for it but. Needed to fix some leaks in the patio roof. Some plumbing work in the master restroom. AC needed a bit of work. Surprise carpenter ants. And I'm starting to think I have foundation issues too. I don't like being a home owner. It is expensive, stressful, and I don't have the time of the day to keep it all clean. I've decided to move this year, but what I don't know yet is if I will rent or sell. I'm so sick of this house I might just sell it and forget it, but it seems wasteful not to rent it out. Maybe I'll buy a condo for me, I don't know yet.
I think this was more of a rant, sorry about that. I saw a post of someone here wanting to buy a house and I just needed to vent.
Submitted January 18, 2022 at 02:28AM by AspireToBeABum https://ift.tt/3fyWpGA
