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Any of you ever sold your house and became a renter?
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Nov 18, 2025, 9:38 AM
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Well, for the first time in 30 plus years or so I will be a renter. I signed an agreement today to sell my house in Wilmington in 90 days. When I move to wherever I go next I will be a renter. It's an odd feeling. Makes me wonder if that place will feel like home.
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Renter?
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Nov 18, 2025, 9:39 AM
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IDEKH!
FTR, no.
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Re: Renter?
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Nov 18, 2025, 9:42 AM
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What does that mean?
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Eye don't even no her.***
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Nov 18, 2025, 9:51 AM
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Yes, when we sold our house at the squeaky end of 2007 we rented for
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Nov 18, 2025, 9:43 AM
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a few years - did some moving around and then settled down. Found a place with cheap rent and we were happy to be there for a few years.
It's a mixed feeling - less long-term security but then you aren't the one to have to fix the AC or the roof. And if you aren't sure where you want to be for the next __ years then renting is a good way to try out a new place.
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I'd love to finally hear those two give their thoughts on the subject.***
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Nov 18, 2025, 9:59 AM
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I don't know why he is so obsessed with something I did 5 years ago.
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:08 AM
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In the list of things I have done in my lifetime, that's really kind of just a "hey I did that" kind of thing.
If we really wanted to talk about *dumb* things I have done over the years, buying a Dodge Durango and owning about 8 Jeeps has to be up there.
I always figured he thinks mentioning renting somehow bothers me, or that he's really jealous because he knows where he's going to be living the rest of his life. And where that is seems really, really sad to me.
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He never fails to get a response out of you. So that's probably why.***
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:15 AM
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Yeah, probably.
Nov 18, 2025, 10:19 AM
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Whatever--I enjoyed living there. Taking a long lunch, walking my dog down the beach, stopping by the Dinghy for a beer OTW home. Good stuff. I really miss it.
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Of course I did.
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:01 AM
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Fbcooch will remind anyone that will read his posts.
I could no longer stand being surrounded on 3 sides by airbnb's. Everyday was a party--to someone. I liked the house but sold it and moved to Isle of Palms. At the time, renting was right for me because it also seemed like a good time to decide a lot of major changes in life, and if I wanted to continue to live here.
In many ways, it was the best thing I ever did. I loved living out there, and would have stayed, had covid not caused the price of everything to double. It also may have been the worst thing I ever did, because I found out how awesome it was to live on IOP, and now that prices have gone up even more, I know I'll never be able to live there again.
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Re: Of course I did.
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:06 AM
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One of the best things I ever did.
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:10 AM
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If given the same choice, I'd do it again tomorrow.
Whereas if my only choice was to live in Aynor, I'd probably KMS.
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No way KMS is touching a man from Aynor.
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:16 AM
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Even if he had a horse.
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What if he was hung like a horse?
Nov 18, 2025, 10:18 AM
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I mean that's still not me but maybe
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Renting is like buying fireworks. Entertaining for a minute but at the end of
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:19 AM
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the day you could have just set fire to the money and had the same affect.
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I guess that matters if you have to count every penny in order to feed yourself.***
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:20 AM
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Just so we are clear, I'm the one that if times do get tight
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:23 AM
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can draw from equity if need be to get by.
You got bounced by your landlord and now living in Scummerville
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I think you mean "beg for money from your MIL"?
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:26 AM
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You should come visit me in Summerville. If you can find me I'll give you a $100. You should be able to feed you and your dependents for like a month on that.
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Didn't you beg your landlord not to kick you out?
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:28 AM
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I think I remember that post
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Would y'all pls just get a room and bang it out once and for all?***
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:31 AM
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This thread went all predictable didn't it?
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:35 AM
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FBC keeps chumming the waters, and IE can't help himself.
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No, I didn't.
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:38 AM
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Not that I think you'll read this and turn it into something i never said.
My landlord and I talked on the phone before Christmas about renewing the lease in late January, and he never called me back.
He called me in February and said he had some people looking to rent the place when my lease expired in April. I took that as he didn't want me there anymore, so I made other arrangements. I asked him why he never called about me renewing, and he said it was a miscommunication. I told him that was not true, and eventually in the conversation it came out that he was raising the rent from $3200/month to $4700 per month, and he didn't think I'd want to spend that much.
And he was right, so I left.
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In summary, you couldn't afford the rent and so he kicked you out***
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:52 AM
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If that makes you happy, sure.
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:58 AM
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And now we have to move to the corridor of shame. I'm sure it will be the good part of Aynor though, so I'll brag about it.
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Better than Scummerville***
Nov 18, 2025, 12:07 PM
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If you think so. I wouldn't live in either place so I'll never know***
Nov 18, 2025, 1:14 PM
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Ah yes. Then it must be the Dollar General-less Mt. Pleasant
Nov 18, 2025, 2:10 PM
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Lots of renters there too. Hopefully that 7% interest doesn't cut into your equity.
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May I recommend
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:08 AM
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If you're able, ex-pat for a awhile.
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:13 AM
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Go live in the Bahamas, or the USVI, or somewhere like Curacao.
Why not?
If I was single, I would have done that when I started working remote 13 years ago.
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hard to beat the USVI
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:21 AM
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right MANAC?
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Where is the Wilmington house, if you don't mind me axing?
Nov 18, 2025, 10:20 AM
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I aint looking to move any time soon, but I like to keep an eye on the market.
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I don't think they calling it renting....
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:20 AM
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...they call it "assisted living" if you're being kind but most call it "nursing home."
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I see these 55+ places around here that have free happy hour every day
Nov 18, 2025, 10:21 AM
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and have someone to come bathe you..I'm like ..."maybe?"
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I have a couple times when I moved to different states
Nov 18, 2025, 10:36 AM
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it's hard (for me) to move 300-400 miles and immediately buy a new house. I always needed to live in a new town for a while to figure out preferred areas before taking the "buy-a-house plunge". So I always rented for 6 months+ while I looked for that perfect spot where I wanted to settle.
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Re: Any of you ever sold your house and became a renter?
Nov 18, 2025, 10:38 AM
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Nope.gif
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strongly considering escaping to the EU
Nov 18, 2025, 10:43 AM
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where we would rent for a while first
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Were you the one who has done the Camino de Santiago?
Nov 18, 2025, 10:48 AM
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Just become a full-time pilgrim.
But on the serious tip, not sure I would rent for too long. Maybe get a camper van and try some places.
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Re: Were you the one who has done the Camino de Santiago?
Nov 18, 2025, 12:53 PM
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Ironically, I am thinking about doing that again.
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Re: Any of you ever sold your house and became a renter?
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Yes.
Preface.
I bought my 1st home after Clemson in grad school. LSS I did t need to borrow student loan money but did to remodel and flip homes. Did that 3ish times in ~3 yrs. Was about to do fourth when started PhD and former Mrs Pabst said the big D ( not my big D). So lost most of my equity and started over. Left Grad school and rented. Effing hates it.
So as soon as I could bought...then when little Pabst moved out me and the Real Mrs Pabst sold and rented for ~18 months until we bought a condo.
Now own way too many condos and now trying to lock up as much land as I can till I build.
My point, renting is find for temporary...at least for me.
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