The lives of veal
My friend Ernie has decided to give up the comparatively carefree existence of a tenant and buy himself a condominium. I cited the advantages of renting over owning, but you cannot deter a gay man on a real estate quest. I’m not in the market myself—basic poverty—but I tagged along in case I ever need to write a case study for a journal of psychiatry.
For perpetual singles, the decision to buy a domicile of one’s own is the equivalent of getting married. Some of us simply cannot commit: What if I have to move to Budapest on short notice, what would I do with my flat? What if Marat Safin is suddenly available and he insists we live in Moscow? Those who do take the plunge have to vet their options as if they were getting a husband: condo ownership lasts 99 years, which is longer than even the best marriages. . .
Veal Estate in Emotional Weather Report, today in the Star.
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August 28th, 2009 at 12:10
RENT, I totally agree… we own this house in Navotas which is now very less productive because we lease the units for a really cheap price and now we are forced to sell it for whatever amount we can settle because we just don’t want to manage it anymore. We should’ve not bought the property in the first place. Had we just known…