In the introduction, the author mentions that 1) he had a lot of problems selling his first home and 2) the story of his second home is so painful that he doesn

In the introduction, the author mentions that 1) he had a lot of problems selling his first home and 2) the story of his second home is so painful that he doesn't want to write about it. After reading that, it's hard not to take the rest of the article with a huge grain of salt. There are a few good points about home ownership requiring a lot of cash and limiting your mobility, but most of the points are very questionable: the tax deduction is NOT microscopic, maintenance does NOT have to be a huge issue (depending on the house), you will NOT spend all of your time working on the house (again, depending on the house), and so on. Entrepreneurs, specifically, can do clever things with houses. For example, if you can afford the down payment, there are many places where you can buy a 4 bedroom house, rent out 2-3 of the bedrooms and have a net profit every month (especially with the current interest rates.)