@konceptjones in all due respect it really doesn't make sense to rent when you already "own"
Some people shelving out hundreds and even thousands of dollars "renting" something they'll never own.
That makes no sense to me if you own a house in the area.
Why should you pay and accue more of a financial deficit when already own property and/or a home over here.
It might not be safe as the next neighborhood nor is your home the best but at the end of the day it's yours so why sell or leave what you have to go pay for something that isn't yours?
I do agree that a lot Black folks put their money into things that don't and never will grow in value such as expensive cars, rims, tennis shoes, clothes and things of that nature.
A lot of cats do that and don't even have a place to lay their head at night.
While a lot of Black folks fit that mold there are a lot of other hard working Black folks that don't fit that mold.
I'll use my parents my for example I grew up in the country but it was in a part of town where the undesirables lived and hung out at.
About 10 years ago my mother got a better job and started stacking her bread.
She did this until she had a considerable savings account.
Her and my father just moved from that house on the undesirable side of town and into their new house they had built on several acres of property they own outside of town.
Mom and dad still own the old house and the property it's on and plan to rent it out.
Mom and dad like many other Blacks saved their money then moved.
Sometimes living in a undesirable area is a small price to pay when considering other options such as drowning in mortgage debt plus paying any other bills you may have such as utilities, fuel, insurance, car notes, groceries, etc.
