Ask him if he will still want that responsibility in 10, 15 or 20 years. I have been retired for 20 years and clearly don't run as fast as I did back then.
I can assure you moving when you are 80 is really stressful.
Anyone moved from house to apartment?
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Ask him if he will still want that responsibility in 10, 15 or 20 years. I have been retired for 20 years and clearly don't run as fast as I did back then.
I can assure you moving when you are 80 is really stressful.
ClassicRockr
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Wife and I bought a two-story house when we lived in Colorado. It ended up being way to much house for us as well as too much backyard. Other than our bedroom, there were two bedrooms that were never used. One was a Game Room and the other was a Guest Room. Neither was ever used. We sold the house when we moved to NC and rented a 2-bedroom apartment. It was nice, but the upstairs neighbors were pretty loud. We complained multiple times.......to basically deaf ears.
When we moved here to northeastern Florida, we rented a 2-bedroom "bungalow" (single story) apartment that is attached at the end of one of the apartment buildings. Only four "bungalow's" in the complex and there's a list of people that want one when one becomes available. Hopefully ours will become available next year when we move.
Living in a house, or even condo, is nice, except the expense of repairs, that as a owner, the person would have to take care of or pay to have thing repaired. Plus, the old Property Tax each year. We didn't have to pay a cent for a new outside A/C unit, inside water heater, new thermostat or a ceiling spot repair (water leak). One time, when a hose broke on our one toilet and some of the apartment flooded, the Maintenance Dept took care of sopping up the water and putting big fans in to dry the carpet. Other than the carpet getting very wet, no other damage was done. If this was to happen in a house or condo, the owner would have to pay for it or, at least possibly pay an insurance deductible.
There are definitely nice things about having a house or condo, if that is what a person can afford, but renting an apartment is also nice.
When we moved here to northeastern Florida, we rented a 2-bedroom "bungalow" (single story) apartment that is attached at the end of one of the apartment buildings. Only four "bungalow's" in the complex and there's a list of people that want one when one becomes available. Hopefully ours will become available next year when we move.
Living in a house, or even condo, is nice, except the expense of repairs, that as a owner, the person would have to take care of or pay to have thing repaired. Plus, the old Property Tax each year. We didn't have to pay a cent for a new outside A/C unit, inside water heater, new thermostat or a ceiling spot repair (water leak). One time, when a hose broke on our one toilet and some of the apartment flooded, the Maintenance Dept took care of sopping up the water and putting big fans in to dry the carpet. Other than the carpet getting very wet, no other damage was done. If this was to happen in a house or condo, the owner would have to pay for it or, at least possibly pay an insurance deductible.
There are definitely nice things about having a house or condo, if that is what a person can afford, but renting an apartment is also nice.