c'mon down the flapper in the main bath doesn't close and the one in the master bath makes noises. You and Cathy fix, I'll feed ya. lol

I knew it was a joke!

This is very true and something I've given thought to as well, but it does have it's perks if you have a good landlord - such as you don't have to come up with a down payment or finance major repairs. I'm lucky to have a great landlord who completely leaves me alone unless I call with a problem - which he tends to immediately (at least I assume he will - I've only had to call once and he was right there to fix it).

When I first started looking to give up apartment life, I thought about buying, but with the max I could come up with as a down payment, my monthly mortgage payment would have been twice my monthly rent (for a similar size house and lot) and I can't afford twice my monthly rent on a single income. Sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do even if it only benefits the short term :(

I have a terrible landlord. He doesn't want to repair anything.
My tub was dripping water, and he refused to fix it. I told him either he could get a plumber in here, or I could call one and just deduct it from the rent. He had one here in about 20 minutes, and it took all of 10 minutes to fix.

He bills these as luxury apartments, and they are quite nice. But boy, he's a real piece of work.

I hate landlords like that. Mine wants to preserve the value of this house, so he maintains it very well. When I moved in the hot water heater was only a few months old as was the dishwasher. The whole place had been freshly painted and the kitchen cabinets had been re-polyurethaned. The one and only problem I've had was with the stove top. He was out here within an hour of my call, to take measurements for a new stove top if the repair guy he had scheduled to come out the following morning couldn't fix it.

I don't think we have landlords like that in Northern Maine. Oh, I take that back. The landlords in Limestone was great, actually an older couple, and Dan and I still drive over there and visit them quite often. They came to the Boston hospital to visit me a few times. Unfortunately, I don't remember the visits. I was either unconscious or in a drug induced stupor.