>> A mortgage is far cheaper than rent. of comparable size/desirability. The thing with a mortgage is, you're likely 'stuck' with the property you have, and

>> A mortgage is far cheaper than rent. of comparable size/desirability. The thing with a mortgage is, you're likely 'stuck' with the property you have, and so you may be stuck paying more money than you really need to pay. Likely if instead you just were renting, you could rent something far smaller with smaller payments, and be ahead.