Homes appreciate on average 3-5%, where as the money saved on rent - taxes, interest, and maintenance is somewhere between 3-5%. that's 6-10% (which is about t

Homes appreciate on average 3-5%, where as the money saved on rent - taxes, interest, and maintenance is somewhere between 3-5%. that's 6-10% (which is about the best you can expect from stocks over the long run)+ the other benefits of owning a home. I for one rented 2/3 of my rooms for an additional 12k$/year income (60k over 5 years).