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While owning is always combined with upkeep, renting is always taking money out of your pocket and putting it into somebody else's. At least in this economy (We

While owning is always combined with upkeep, renting is always taking money out of your pocket and putting it into somebody else's. At least in this economy (Western Europe) it's not exactly considered wise to never buy property, and makes sense in the long term for very few. And to further the analogy of server's, pay a worker to do the upkeep if you can and would rather spend your time otherwise. There are people who'll take care of your bugs, crumbling infrastructure and beautification needs for a small token. This really reads a rather petty complaint.

perl4ever 7y ago
"renting is always taking money out of your pocket and putting it into somebody else's." If you're paying for a mortgage, then what difference does it make if it's your mortgage or your landlord's mortgage? The obvious difference it makes is whether you're on the hook if the value of the property goes down, which is an argument against owning. Owning makes sense if you can avoid borrowing, but that means saving for many years and spending a fraction of what most people do.