landlordlover@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoNo one really understands our strugglelemmy.worldimagemessage-square356fedilinkarrow-up11.05Karrow-down1126
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minus-squareMyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoI don’t understand why a 20% deposit is necessary. If you can make repayments as you can make rent, let them own the house already
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoYou don’t need 20%, you do need at least 3% in most cases. You then pay pmi which is an extra cost.
minus-squareKIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoPMI sucks too. (Again, banks suck.) but it’s still better than paying rent.
I don’t understand why a 20% deposit is necessary. If you can make repayments as you can make rent, let them own the house already
You don’t need 20%, you do need at least 3% in most cases. You then pay pmi which is an extra cost.
PMI sucks too. (Again, banks suck.) but it’s still better than paying rent.