>Maybe I'm missing something, but the flexibility of renting seems a lot bigger advantage than the small advantages of owning a house. This varies a lot. I do

>Maybe I'm missing something, but the flexibility of renting seems a lot bigger advantage than the small advantages of owning a house. This varies a lot. I don't actually care to own a house too much but we are going to buy one soon because the rental market in my area has gone in-fucking-sane in the last few years so its ao much cheaper to own in my neighborhood, I'm basically lighting dollar bills on fire every month with how inflated rents are. Oh, and landlords are so stupid. We are model tenants, both very high income... but we have a cat so we are ineligible to rent 90% of properties, no exceptions. That is because it is a landlord's market right now. I don't think governments have any business promoting home ownership though and society shouldn't make you feel like you didn't "make it" until you are strapped with a mortgage you can't afford.