Canadians are into owning their own homes—older generations are always touting a 25-year mortgage as the road to security and freedom. For many of us born somewhere between the mid-80s and before the year 2000, security and freedom are mutually exclusive. The realities of being young and house-poor are in thousands of opinion pieces and Buzzfeed articles. But you know what, it’s not that bad, there are a lot of benefits to home ownership and the line between security and freedom is like a fun slackline that us young people can get down on.


First of all, you can be nomadic but still benefit from a purchase and sale. You don’t have to own a house for 25 years to be successful at the real estate game. Short term gains are a real thing, even with…

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