18 Reasons To Never Own A House

15. What suits you in your 20s may not work in your 40s

If you take on the responsibility of buying a home when you’re still young, you need to be able to look ahead. Sure, it’s okay if the house only has one bathroom. After all, it’s just you and your partner, right? Wrong. In a few years’ time, a baby will make three, then four, and maybe even five. Now you’re stuck in a home with one bathroom. Those who’ve lived through it will tell you it’s not a barrel of laughs. But when you were in your 20s, and you were buying a house, that was all you could afford.

When you were buying your house when you were starting to settle down, you probably didn’t give much thought to school feeder zones. It’s likely you didn’t give much thought to schools at all. You may find yourself in a less-than-desirable school zone. There’s nothing you can do about it. The school may be quite far from where you live, making transportation an issue.

You only had one car, so one garage was enough back then. Now it isn’t anymore. You need a double garage and some additional storage space for toys, Christmas decorations, etc.

You’re then confronted by the reality that the choice you made when buying a house has come back to haunt you. It was too early on in your life, and you should have waited. If you knew then what you know now, you’d never have chosen this house. In fact, you wouldn’t have chosen any home at all. The point is that life takes you through many twists and turns as it progresses. As you get older, your needs and wants change. Unfortunately, your house can’t always change with them.