I love the metaphor of the Property Ladder to describe the process of residential property ownership. It describes the ability to climb both economically and socially. I recall my own tentative steps onto the property ladder. The promise of growing my wealth, adding stability to my young family and the feeling of having arrived! Not forgetting the obvious benefit of escaping my landlord. No longer can a relative stranger have so much effect on my life. I could live there as long as I wanted, keep my "rental" fairly constant and avoid the inconvenience of a move.
I had seen my older friends and family who were renting having to move, simply because their landlord decided to sell rather than renew their lease.
The metaphor because ladders have steps, and by simply following the steps you can get up there where you are aiming at โThe TOP!
