So true, and that idea is so prevalent to people living there. This mentally prevents me, who moved from Japan to US, from buying a home. I still cannot convin

So true, and that idea is so prevalent to people living there. This mentally prevents me, who moved from Japan to US, from buying a home. I still cannot convince myself a home can be a investment (or at least meaningful asset.) To Me it feels like buying a exceptionally expensive laptop. That's probably not true here, but I cannot turn my head around.