16,880
We were in DC for two years for my husband's job. Rent was crazy expensive so we took a very modest apartment and made the best of it, We did have an awesome view though......First thing I saw each morning when I woke up..
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
921,504
Personal calamity. Health, death, bankruptcy.....the whole ugly picture.
You claw your way back.
It seems like ancient history, until I see another in the vortex of their personal calamity.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Tyra Hatcher Mitchell
Portland, ME
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
846,575
Yes and then back again. I was testing out a new city.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Tyra Hatcher Mitchell
Portland, ME
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
3,416,372
Not me, I like it being mine to fix, keep and care for. But had a great talk with someone who moved to Florid for the winter and is renting as they quite do not know where they want to settle, makes sense
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Tyra Hatcher Mitchell
Portland, ME
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,184,389
Yes, we moved out of country for a while and didn't want to lease our house out while we were gone plus we weren't sure whether we would return to the same area (we did not).
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Tyra Hatcher Mitchell
Portland, ME
5,482,888
Yes, currently doing so. Wanted to downsize and be closer to my son. So far so good!
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,311,875
When we lived overseas we rented homes; rent was paid by my husband's company.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Tyra Hatcher Mitchell
Portland, ME
1,100,939
That's an interesting question. In my case, no.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Tyra Hatcher Mitchell
Portland, ME
1,713,581
It's complicated.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
6,687,212
Not sure that I could be a renter.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
922,304
Not yet, but in many cases it makes a lot of sense to do so.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
809,308
We have not gone back to renting. Though we have thought about it in the last bubble and if we weren't living exactly where we wanted to now we would consider cashing out at these peak prices and renting for a while. -Kasey
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
2,708,028
Yes. Sold our house during the boom in 2006 for 3X what it was worth. No capital gains on the sale; so I pocketed the excess. We leased for a few years until the market completely crashed, then bought again.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
1,870,453
Switch from old to new home was not ready. Have done it a few times.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
2,848,479
I have done this and it is both humbling and quite acceptable as needed.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
1,153,799
Started buying at 17 and other than vacation rentals I have always owned at least 1 home at any given time.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
1,231,853
After divorce for three years until I married Dave Yonkers.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
225,576
No, once I bought, I never went back to renting. We thought we might have to rent when moving to Tennessee, but fate found us a home just in time
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
3,074,389
1,429,168
I prefer home ownership but might consider renting on a seasonal basis.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
1,525,616
1,650,342
Not yet, but when my kids are older, I rent out my place and get something small( buy or rent).
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
983,314
I pay a heavy coin for my L.A. home that I'm leasing, it makes perfect sense with the numbers (time value of money theory) and I'm very happy with that and the location. I do own other real estate.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
3,988,138
Many, many years ago we lived in an apartment while we were building our house. Since then, we build first and sell next.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
206,730
No rental, I have been lucky one house one wife and one life.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
4,273,331
When we remodeled our last house we had to move out for what we thought was going to be 6 months but turned into 14 months...
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
759,702
We rented when we first moved to Bend in 1985; we had sold our first home we owned in Irvine and needed the proceeds from it to start a business. After a few years, we were able to buy again and haven't rented since.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
3,986,473
2,324,089
4,434,227
509,499
Yes, relocation. We needed a place to live in the new city and apartment was the fastest we could get into after an extended stay.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
5,584,639
Hell NO.... the only time we rented was right after college for 2 years.... once I was pregnant, we owned before I delivered....
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
1,538,464
Never was a renter, it would take a natural disaster of epic proportions for me to go to one.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
131,413
have not rented since I was a student.... hope to avoid renting if possible, but can understand there are times it may make good sense.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
1,466,257
Nathan Gesner We rented home when we lived on Okinawa and mainland Japan, and rented when we first came back to the States until we learned the area. We owned since our last rental.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
778,025
Most all of my Short Sale clients have to transition from Owner to Renter, post-sale. After a few years they usually call me & we get them transitioned back to Owner.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
5,774,100
8,150,772
Yes. For a short time when we moved to another state.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
117,135
Me personally no. But sevearl clients yes- moving temporarily for a school district. one person didn't want the upkeep of a house and wanted to rent.
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
2,473,997
Yes. We moved overseas with my husband's job (military).
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Nathan Gesner
Cody, WY
5,115,057
27,808
Yes, numerous times, financial reasons, 10-15 years ago. Have to say I enjoyed it! Can move easier, owner responsible for maintenance, not a bad way to live... :) Own again now, but would have no problem renting again!
6,003,885
I did years ago only for 5 months while my new home was being built. Don't want to do that agian!