> If you rent, you call the landlord and have them replace those things. You also have to negotiate everything with landlord: color of paint, removing walls, r

> If you rent, you call the landlord and have them replace those things. You also have to negotiate everything with landlord: color of paint, removing walls, replacing stuff you don't like because of the design alone. Home ownership gives you almost infinite options to fit the place 100% to your needs. So I agree that there are things hard to express with money. One can reverse the question: buying could set you back $xx.xxx, is it a fair price to be able to do anything with the property?