Wouldn't most people be better off if they must buy a condo/house instead? In this context, I don't care about "most people" - I care about me. And to use myse

Wouldn't most people be better off if they must buy a condo/house instead? In this context, I don't care about "most people" - I care about me. And to use myself as an example - I rent an apartment because A. I like the freedom of not being tied down to a mortgage and a physical property, and B. I like not having to worry about maintenance. If the water heater goes out or the roof leaks, I am not on the hook to deal with it. Going back to point (a) above - it's a lot easier for me to just pick up and move when I'm living in an apartment. Buying a house would have a much stronger effect of tying me to the place I'm currently living. So unless I'm 100% sold that "this is absolutely where I need and want to be for the foreseeable future" then that's a negative for buying a house. And I think "most people" would prefer to have the freedom to make their own choices on matters like this.