i bought a second house recently. a guy i know who owns a lot of property joked that id become an evil leech and welcomed me to the club. i live in a small northern seaside town that is a good 30 years behind the rest of the u.k. i keep my head down, i work really hard and i dont waste money. after a while i found myself with some spare cash in the bank. what was i going to do with it? waste it on needless plastic shit or invest it into something useful? so i bought another house. i understand that there are awful landlords out there and that the rent scene is different in the usa/big cities where youre dealing with large companies who own entire tower blocks. but the house i bought had been on the market for 2 years, nobody had even sniffed at it. i didnt stab anyone in the back to get it, i didnt make any sly deals. in a good landlord, i charge below average rent and ive done the place up to a nice spec. it was there for the taking. there is no conspiracy to stop people buying houses, mortgage lenders need people to buy houses. also its not that hard to buy one. everyone i know from school who was capable of working hard and making good mid to long term life choices owns anywhere between 1 and 3 houses (by their early 30s). we all grew up working class and we all got to where we are in our own. houses are right there for the taking. there are, in most places in the world, more houses for sale than people buying them.  i had the cash, i bought a house. what was i supposed to do? live a harder life with less final security because you are unable to effectively manage your life and youre butthurt that im doing well? its so simple, just make better choices until you own a house.
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