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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if people might be misinterpreting a bit. We were renters an excellent school district, and now we own. When I meet new families, it’s not “shade” per se, but I’m perhaps a little disappointed when I find out that they rent (although this is a rarity in my neighborhood) because you don’t want to invest in getting to know someone, have your kids befriend their’s, etc. if they may leave the neighborhood fairly soon.  However, I really would try not to show any disappointment since I wouldn’t want those people to feel bad--I’ve been in their shoes. [/quote]

PP again.  I’d add that it’s not like we’re not friendly towards renters and don’t want to get to know them at all; it’s just that we’re not quite as invested in hanging out if they don’t plan on being here long. Of the three renting families that I can think of in my neighborhood, in the past 5 years, all left within a year or two. [/quote]

You are generalizing.  Snob.[/quote]

Didn't I say I was a renter too until recently??  It's not a snob thing at all.  It's just, do I want to get tight with a family that is possibly going to move in the near future.  I'm speaking from my experiences in my own neighborhood, where there are very few renters, and extrapolating from those few cases.  Again, the families who rented were nice, and one lived next door to us.  All moved to less expensive areas--one back to their Midwest hometown, and the other two to Silver Spring.  I never suspected them of renting with the intent to keep their kids at the school, as OP suggested.[/quote]

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