Selfish reason to start with to be honest I was lonely and wanted a house cat. Not the best reason I know but I did some research and found out that Burmese make excellent house cats. I now have 2 burmese and am no longer lonely and have the most fantastic loving cats and lots of friends. My first burmese was a rehomer, my 2 I have now were from good breeders. It doesn't matter where your cat comes from you just have to have at least one in your life.