Honestly I’m supposed to be looking for a new place, but now I’m just looking at castles like, yeah I could make this work.

  • backalleycoyote@lemmy.today
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    3 days ago

    Honestly not that different from renting in much of the US. In theory my landlord should have to pay for the repairs that aren’t my fault. In reality it’s more efficient for me to just pay out of pocket and do it myself rather than wait for him to fix it. I spent weeks without running water later summer because the well pump broke and he dinked around doing everything but replacing it (which is what needed done). I kinda like the idea that nobody “owns” a home, they just take on the responsibility of upkeep.

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      2 days ago

      Yeah the social housing company I rent from works very hard to do as little as possible for their renters. I also do stuff myself out of my own pocket. But a castle is a different story, the upkeep costs far exceed my current rent haha