If you plan to sell, the calculation is much more complicated. I wouldn't buy a house unless it was one I was keeping (which is what I'm doing now). It's equiva

If you plan to sell, the calculation is much more complicated. I wouldn't buy a house unless it was one I was keeping (which is what I'm doing now). It's equivalent to a very expensive savings account. What do you get at the end of 30 years of renting? A big fat goose egg. Rent cost has to be insanely low to compete with owning a house in the long term.