In some countries, owning a home rather than renting one is more important for people. Why might this be the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative situation?
There are countries in which most
people
believe that owning a house
is rather very important than renting one
. In such
societies, having ownership of a house
by building it or purchasing is considered to be of more significance for someone’s life when some factors
are concerned. In this
essay, the contrast between the pros and cons of owning a house
, will be discussed in detail and compared to reach a conclusion.
First
and foremost, the discussion will be on the positive factors
or the advantages of owning a house
. When one
has a place
that belongs to him, he is considered to be leading a life with dignity
and safety. This
is probably because someone does not have to worry about paying rent on time, and even though he has lost his earning, he can lay down in his home
and close his eyes, knowing that no one
is going to pull him out for not paying the rent. Furthermore
, having ownership of the home
brings someone freedom to change the ways it looks and the possibility of doing whatever the modifications he intends to do to his home
, as far as the changes comply with the governing building codes in the area of the country. As the saying goes by, for many people
, home
is not just a place
but is a feeling too. It may be a feeling of freedom or dignity
or self-contentment. Apart from that, it can be understood from history also
, that people
have struggled to own the place
they lived. To exemplify, in the ordinary world’s perspective, a tenant, requiring more comfort
, may not be able to modify his rent home
without the landlord’s consent, also
, even though he does modifications or at least painting, despite the fact that he rents the place
, it is not certain that he may experience the comfort
so long, due to that the fact that the landlord, giving notices in advance, can have the building unoccupied at any time as he wishes. Therefore
, to illustrate, it is clear that, owning a home
has significant benefits or positive situations when it comes to comfort
, safety, dignity
, freedom and satisfaction.
Secondly
, owning a home
may have its own disadvantages too, when thought about the impermanent nature of the world. In reality, to own a house
, it takes someone’ untiring effort and hard-earned money for a lifetime, but it may take only a few minutes to be destroyed by a natural disaster or a fire caused due to a careless act. Not only that, many people
end up frustrated and stressed by never-ending loans taken to own a house
as well as protecting it from possible dangers such
as theft. Therefore
, as far as the above factors
are considered, some disadvantages could also
be found in owning a home
.
To summarise, though there are certain ups and downs in owning a house
, the advantages seem to be stronger than the disadvantages. So, it is understood that having the ownership of a home
is more important when certain factors
such
as dignity
, safety, comfort
and satisfaction are considered. It is therefore
concluded that owning a home
is more advantageous or to have more positive circumstances than that renting one
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