Or consider buying a mobile home in a good community. My house was $50,000 and my rent is $600/month (I live in NJ and don't pay land taxes). The savings from n

Or consider buying a mobile home in a good community. My house was $50,000 and my rent is $600/month (I live in NJ and don't pay land taxes). The savings from not paying a mortgage or buying an expensive house means there's that much more you can put into investing for retirement (and in my case give more to cost effective charities).