alphanerd4@lemmy.worldM to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 4 months agoThe US is Politically to the Right of [Other] Democracieslemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square231fedilinkarrow-up11.43Karrow-down132
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minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 months agoI don’t really understand how you don’t understand that buying a house requires cash on hand.
minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·edit-24 months agoClosing costs can be rolled into the mortgage and PMI drastically reduces how much is required for a downpayment. Rents are also much cheaper in these areas too, which makes it much easier to save up for a PMI lowered downpayment.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoYou have no idea what people’s economic situation is like, do you?
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I don’t really understand how you don’t understand that buying a house requires cash on hand.
Closing costs can be rolled into the mortgage and PMI drastically reduces how much is required for a downpayment.
Rents are also much cheaper in these areas too, which makes it much easier to save up for a PMI lowered downpayment.
You have no idea what people’s economic situation is like, do you?