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We've done it twice. Also a BA renter. It makes sense considering there are plenty of parts of the country that have dropped to where you can rent it and be cash flow positive or at least neutral. We didn't use up the house-fund though. That aspect would depend on how long you are ok with renting, and how long it will take to build up the house-fund again.

Actually, in the area I live in (West Contra Costa County) people can now buy some homes for less payment than rent. A home in my neighborhood sold a few months ago for 200k and was rented in a week for $1600/month.

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Tude says

Actually, in the area I live in (West Contra Costa County) people can now buy some homes for less payment than rent. A home in my neighborhood sold a few months ago for 200k and was rented in a week for $1600/month.

When you factor-in the additional $1600 for the bullet proof vest, $450 for the .357 Mag, $40 per month in hollow point rounds, $1200 for the security system and $800 for the German Shepherd, it suddenly DOESN’T SEEM TO BE SUCH A GOOD DEAL anymore.

Whatever. I live in a lovely neighborhood, have been here for 10 years. We have no alarm system, often don't lock our doors, and know our neighbors as friends. We trade goods and labor, and hang out on each others front porches having a beer. Everyone waves within a several block radius as we come and go.

Everyone I know in "upper end" areas don't know any of their neighbors as they all stay locked in their homes and are scared to look each other in the eye...

Nop.