So you’re saying that person should sell their house because one of the rooms is unoccupied?
If they can’t afford it, yes? That’s what the rest of us do. We make do with what we have and budget accordingly. If something is too expensive, well tough. The problem is that a lot of people are facing problems like housing, food, and healthcare being too expensive, and all three of those things are required to live. At some point budgeting won’t save you.
I have no sympathy for people whose biggest problem is “I can’t afford this extra room in the house we own.”
But what if they can afford it, but just don’t like seeing reasonable housing go to waste? Not enough to try to exactly right-size their housing and move everything they own, but enough to offer it up for rent.
It’s certainly a niche that isn’t the typical story, but renting out portions of your house is a scenario that could make sense.
If they can’t afford it, yes? That’s what the rest of us do. We make do with what we have and budget accordingly. If something is too expensive, well tough. The problem is that a lot of people are facing problems like housing, food, and healthcare being too expensive, and all three of those things are required to live. At some point budgeting won’t save you.
I have no sympathy for people whose biggest problem is “I can’t afford this extra room in the house we own.”
But what if they can afford it, but just don’t like seeing reasonable housing go to waste? Not enough to try to exactly right-size their housing and move everything they own, but enough to offer it up for rent.
It’s certainly a niche that isn’t the typical story, but renting out portions of your house is a scenario that could make sense.