minux
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rent money is dead money...save for a house thats my advice
Are you a financial advisor? Your advise is useless. Renting can be beneficial to lower income earners while they save to buy. That said, perhaps he doesn't want to be a deadbeat that still lives with mummy and daddy at 25+?
The only advice I can give, is make sure the landlord knows about the baby on the way. I missed out on countless houses to the 'young family', not totally sure why, just assuming it was partly because i had no references (first time renting) and the young family is guaranteed centreline money, which in a landlords eyes would show big dollar signs.
That said, we refuse to allow young families in. Have seen what many of them do to places, so if we can, they stay out of our rentals. Same as first renters etc. We have professional couples in ours, works a treat and they all pay in quarterly instalments. Oh and for the record, NEVER allow Indians in a property, I saw what they did to a friends house, the saying one person ruins it for everyone rings so true.
To the OP, try and get your parents involved, having them as part of the lease or at least with you when looking can go a very long way.