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Sure, but how much down payment do you need?  How much credit rating do you need?

They have the income to buy a house, but don't, often because they have a lot of debt, and no down payment.

this is the "work" that needs to be done
save for a down payment instead of eating out and paying for entertainment and such
pay off your credit cards and other debt - improving your rating 

do this "work" and strive towards the american dream
or just be lazy and bitch about your situation - wait for the democrats to steal from the billionaires and hand it to you

it's easier

and not the landlord's fault

Is there a pullback in consumer spending? Here's what CEOs say (cnbc.com)
Is there a pullback in consumer spending? Here's what CEOs say (cnbc.com)

this is the "work" that needs to be done
save for a down payment instead of eating out and paying for entertainment and such
pay off your credit cards and other debt - improving your rating

do this "work" and strive towards the american dream
or just be lazy and bitch about your situation - wait for the democrats to steal from the billionaires and hand it to you

Just takes more “work” than it once did. And not a small amount more.

So more people rent in younger generations, fewer buy and benefit from that wealth building tool and that is what it is.

Just takes more “work” than it once did. And not a small amount more.

So more people rent in younger generations, fewer buy and benefit from that wealth building tool and that is what it is.

same as the generations before me

I told my daughters to roll up their sleeves and go to work
the alternative doesn't seem to be the way to success

Saved enough for a DP and bought a house at age 21. I was very hard work. No vacations, no buying anything that was not completely necessary.

There were less things to blow money on back then, for sure. No Starbucks.

Just imagine if that house cost 76%more in real dollars like it does now. Man that would be some work. 

Saved enough for a DP and bought a house at age 21. I was very hard work. No vacations, no buying anything that was not completely necessary.

There were less things to blow money on back then, for sure. No Starbucks.

My friend Bald Greg (ran the tailgate party with me) did this, bought his 1st house at age 23.  I didn't, I was busy spending money on boats and girls and travel, so I rented that entire time, and I didn't buy my first house until I was 29.  That delta has resulted in Greg being about $500,000 ahead of me in assets.  I'm doing fine, but I don't think I had $500,000 worth of fun in the meantime...