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It’s known that owning your own home is more financially and personally full filling then renting. I would love to own a home in the next 2-3 years, but as a somewhat fresh out of college young’n I’m stuck with renting (for now).
My apartment is a highrise in a beautiful neighborhood in North East Philadelphia. There is a park across the street, shopping around the corner and it’s very close to work. So what is there to complain about? I’m noticing things lately that I hadn’t paid attention to before and it’s raising my awareness to how great my own place would be.
My cable and internet connection is lost for hours on end more than once a week. I have Comcast and they keep telling me our building has a connection problem, they send someone out to fix it and then the problem occurs again. Out of all of my friend’s that rent, my complex is the only one that charges it’s tenants to use the pool. My bathroom has no fan it it, so anytime someone showers the temperture turns into that of the Amazon Rain Forest. Did I mention getting stuck in the building’s elevator the other day?
I know my first home is out there somewhere. For now I’ll rent and begin my home buyer education and just hope I don’t get stuck in the elevator any time soon.