Your point on the time to get out of a lease vs house is just one issue. There are significant in-and-out costs in terms of lawyers, realtors, etc that exist on

Your point on the time to get out of a lease vs house is just one issue. There are significant in-and-out costs in terms of lawyers, realtors, etc that exist only when selling. And unless you hold for a longer period, and your market is strong, your gain may either not exist or not be sufficient to cover these friction costs.