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I rent. I pay something like $15.00 a month for insurance. My basement flooded and my landlord had to pay for an emergency plumber. It’s “built into the rent” but I still don’t have to bear the cost. My landlord assumes the risk of being ready to cover an expensive maintenance item.


Yes but you compensate them for this risk via your rent.


The landlord gets equity in the property. The tenant get freedom, peace of mind, etc.

It's a question of priorities and personal values.


Yes, at about half the rate a mortgage on this place would cost.

I put those savings into investments that aren’t stored outside.




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