In Dallas, renting is generally more expensive than buying, and yet I'm still happily renting. In fact, I'm moving next month from my current 3-bedroom 1500 sq

In Dallas, renting is generally more expensive than buying, and yet I'm still happily renting. In fact, I'm moving next month from my current 3-bedroom 1500 sq ft apartment to a (slightly-nicer) 2-bedroom 850 sq ft apartment, and cutting my monthly payment by more than a third. I previously rented a 3-bedroom 1500 sq ft house that was slightly more than the big apartment, and before that I owned an even bigger house for 13 years. I know the numbers make it a good idea for me to buy, but I'm renting an apartment anyway, and enjoying the flexibility. If I still owned a 1500 sq ft house with three bedrooms for my kids, I'd be "stuck" with that house and the associated costs now that they've grown up and moved out. Instead I get to downsize as easily as signing a different lease, and I still have no maintenance responsibilities. To me, that is more important than the money!