A house is not an asset, it’s a liability: endless maintenance, crushing taxes, geographic slavery, and total exposure to one government’s whims. #Bitcoin, on the other hand, is pure freedom: borderless, incorruptible, and truly yours.

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in all seriousness, the point is that assets by definition grow in value or net posituve cashflow, liabilities decline in value or net cash loss. living in an apartment is also a liability, by this definition, and a house could be less liability than an apartment. if you house hack (rent out part of the house you own and live in), the house could be an asset.
Tell me about it ... my backyard is a hellscape and Im in no mood to work on it. Just hanging out here while my last kid finishes high school. Then I'll be getting a $170k tiny house inn far Western Massachusetts or Northern New Hampshire.
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fractalchris 7 months ago
As far as I can tell a house that a person owns outright is an asset. Period. Of course it's nowhere near as good an asset as Bitcoin, but I can't live inside a Bitcoin, and renting is way worse than owning a home outright.
For the reasons outlined in the original post I'd argue that owning is worse than renting. Especially if you consider the opportunity cost of all that bitcoin you could be owning instead.
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fractalchris 7 months ago
That's very true. But a house is still an asset even if it's a bad one. 👍
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₿ujuX 7 months ago
Someone I know just sent me you X post by text. Didn't know you were famous 😏
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db 7 months ago
just build the house without permits, if nobody knows, nobody owns taxes. just like in the good old days. i would even go further and claim the land, why buying it?
I’m a huge fan of Bitcoin, but we all should have the opportunity to own land and property. Life is better when you have roots and home ownership gives this. Buy a house and buy Bitcoin!