#1: I agree completely. My mother told me I was "making the mistake of a lifetime" when I bought my house in my 20's and she was so wrong.

I was 23 when I bought my first house.

Why is it better to buy a house when you're younger? Not saying you're wrong, just wondering why that's the case.

The real estate market is booming when you are younger. You can sell houses in no time. Especially the younger you are its easier. Think about it. Wouldn't you buy a house from a baby? Actually, I have no idea either why it's better to be younger.

more equity you are basically building a rainy day fund with your mortgage. more you pay into it the more you can take out. as the old saying goes, 'gotta have money to make money".

#19 my parents didn't buy their home till they were in their 50s they got a 20yr mortgage. My house will be paid off by the when I'm in my 50s on a 30 yr mortgage.

Best to buy when you're young, instead of giving your money away to someone else by renting for 20 years. Build equity. My husband and I bought our house when I was 24 for $176K. Five years later, when I divorced him, I bought him out at a market value of $350K. And now five years later again, the house is worth $475K, and I'd have about $300K in my pocket if I sold it right now. If I was renting, I'd probably still have spent as much as I have now on rent vs mortgage, but you don't build equity.

#42 He better have been one hell of a dick for you to shit on him that bad in divorce. I'm at least hoping he deserved that instead of you mindlessly taking advantage of unfavorable laws.

I prefer renting than being indebted and giving money to bankers. Plus, house prices do nothing but go down, except in rich cities.

#59. So, instead of you giving money to banks, you give your money to the landlord to give to the banks? They get you one way or the other.

#50: Huh? #42 said they bought their ex out for the house at what was the fair market value at the time, which was far more than the two of them had paid for it originally. How is that "mindlessly taking advantage of unfavorable laws" or screwing someone in a divorce?

Thanks #67. #50, how did I take advantage of him? I paid out his half of the house at current market value, even though I paid the entire down payment, and half of the mortgage payments for five years. Pretty sure that's how it's supposed to work, split assets and debt down the middle, so each party gets an equal share. ****, I even split our DVD collection 50/50.

#68 Ah, alright, I read past that, sorta idiotically. I'm just used to hearing about guys getting screwed by dicorce.

I think it's time to remind her of her predicament.

But she ain't messin with no broke niggas

Your choice of word intriques me. I consider myself very lierate but never have I heard of haranguing. Is it a synonym of harassing?

It's more like an an impolite accusation. There's no need to harass when you harangue.

Harangue: a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.

#26 spelled literate wrong.

I'd rather merangue than harangue.