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Let’s say that you buy a home in cash and have 100% paid off. Could you still lose it somehow?

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[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

ooh I didn't know that! someone without insurance rear-ended my vehicle but I chose not to pursue it because then my own insurance rates would've gone up. But heck I didn't know I could have gotten a house out of it 😄 okay but judging by the state of that guy, I doubt he had a very glamorous living situation.

[–] Pappabosley@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You could own a room in a crack-house

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Honestly I doubt he had even THAT much going for him ☹️

That sounds like the premise for a new Tim & Eric series.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I mean, you could rent that out for a couple grand nowadays. “Market rate” baby.

[–] And009@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Side bitch pnp

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

If you’re injured, or have a lawyer and doctor say you were, yeah… you don’t literally get their house but they might have to sell it to pay you. More often, their insurance company would pay.

[–] lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

You probably wouldnt have gotten the house. Rather he'd have to sell it to pay the debt.

[–] rekabis@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

someone without insurance rear-ended my vehicle but I chose not to pursue it because then my own insurance rates would've gone up.

Somehow, this sounds deeply wrong. Your insurance should cover you regardless of what happens. If it’s an act of god, the insurance company should just swallow those costs. If it’s caused by a third party who is not their customer, they should go after the company that insured the other party, or the other party directly if uninsured.

No matter what the circumstances, if you are not at fault you should never see an increase in your rates, no matter how catastrophic the damage or the costs to make it right.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Huh ok that's good to know