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      1 year ago

      Yup.

      About how old my grandpa was when he bought a plot of land, a shit ton of wood, and a shit ton of concrete and built the house that was sold to pay off his medical debt when he died…

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          1 year ago

          I lean on the word “about”.

          He actually illegally enlisted in the Navy during WWII when he was 16, so it was more like 20/21 when he bought the plot and materials.

          Ya, still dark AF. And I also don’t think its a rare family story.

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      1 year ago

      Honestly, the only reason I want to own is because I have gotten too old, out of shape, and fat to move most of my furniture myself, and I am not sure I can afford a mover, so I want the security that I am on a straight and narrow that doesn’t have the constant looming threat of the owner going “yeah… I’m just not gonna renew the lease” even though I am still somehow keeping up with the payments.