Thursday, August 23, 2007

A place to live

We decided to take the next big step and buy an apartment.
Since we still got a place to live we figured out that for the next two years we will rent the property and have two years less to pay for it.

I placed ads in two popular web sites the same day we got the apartment keys so no time will be wasted finding our renters.
I was bombarded with phone calls. So many people came to see the place and rent it.Unfortunately there were cases where I wanted to rent the apartment but I was afraid that renting itto a person with a higher prospect of unemployment will leave me outside of my apartment without my money and with my monthly mortgage.I see it as a big problem in Israel not only to people wanting to rent their property but also to the peoplewho want to find a place to live in.Israel does not allow the property owner to evacuate the tenants without a long legal battle, especially when the tenants are poor, single woman with children, old etc.Just imagine how hard is it for one of those people to find a place to live, even if they are able to pay the monthly fee. Nobody in their right mind will give them a chance. Sadly, we could not either.

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