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modern technological era, people prefer to advance
favpcilities
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facilities

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and comfortable
as well as
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easy
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an easy

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lifestyle. In many
nation
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nations

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, person
priotirize
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prefer

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to
rent
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their
home
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instated
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instead

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than by
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of

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one
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their

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own
home
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. There are
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a list

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list
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lists

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or
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of

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merits and
demetis
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demerits

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renting a
home
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.
Disadvantages
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The disadvantages

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outweigh the advantages. I will explain in
insuring
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the insuring

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paragraph. On the one side, nowadays
individual
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individuals

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prefer to
rent
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their
home
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near to their job place or working area.
First
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The first

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and
fore most
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foremost

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benifit
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benefit
benefits

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is
individual
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individuals

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having
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have

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more flexibility and mobility
according to
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their comfort.
In addition
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,
person
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people

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have not
stick
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stuck

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with
same
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the same

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home
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up to
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for

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lifelong. In
other word
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another word
other words

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,
family
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the family
a family

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can
be move
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be moved

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in
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to

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different
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the different
a different

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home
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homes

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as per family
member
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members

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preferance
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preference

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.
Sencondly
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Secondly

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, no need to pay for maintenance and repairs
charge
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charges

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as well away from all responsibility regarding
to
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apply

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paper work
as
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and

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well no
any
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apply

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financial investment.
As
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For

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example, persons who
leaving
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live

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in
renting
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a rented

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home
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just pay
only
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apply

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rent
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and bills as well they can move
according to
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their
need
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needs

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. On the other side,
leaving
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living

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in renting
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home
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a home

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also
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having
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has

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a
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apply

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some disadvantages for
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the individual
an individual
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the individual
an individual

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individual
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individuals
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.
In
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From

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beginning to end, People
alwasy
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always

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committed
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cooperate

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with landlords in each and every small
matters
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matter

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.
As well as
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,
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apply

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they have been totally dependent
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on someother
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on someother

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someother
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some other
persons
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people

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instant they
paying
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pay

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the charge for
this
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.
Moreover
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, gradually
incresed
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increased
increase

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the
rent
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,
restriction
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restrictions

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on customization, limited privacy and control
on
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of

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house
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the house

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.
For instance
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, people who moving away from
the
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their

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home
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homes

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,
they
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apply

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would have to select
this
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option and face many
of
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apply

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difficulties
entill
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in

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the purchase own a
home
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. In conclusion, it is true that significant numbers of folks
are choose
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choose

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to
rent
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home
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a home

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instated
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instead

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to buy
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of buying

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own
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apply

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one. There are
number
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a number
the number

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of pros and cons behind
this
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choice.
A
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It a

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more flexible,
no
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with no

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more
paper work
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paperwork

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and no need
to
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for

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high budget
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high-budget

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investment.
As
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In

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a
Correct article usage
apply

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contrast,
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a person
the person
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a person
the person

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person
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people
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have to
alwasy
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always

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depending
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depend

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on
other
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others

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, fear
of
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apply

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rising
rent
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, privacy
issuse
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issues
issue

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task response
Develop your ideas more clearly. Make sure to address the advantages and disadvantages more thoroughly.
coherence cohesion
Work on organizing your essay better. Use clear topic sentences and smooth transitions between paragraphs.
lexical resource
Expand your vocabulary and use more specific and appropriate words.
grammatical range
Pay attention to sentence structure and grammar. Avoid run-on sentences and improve your sentence variety.

Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • flexibility
  • mobility
  • upfront costs
  • maintenance
  • repairs
  • amenities
  • property taxes
  • long-term commitment
  • control
  • privacy
  • rent increase
  • restrictions
  • customization
  • investment
  • tenure
  • dependency
  • landlords
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