This is a sentiment I share, but with the caveat that a mortgage is the least amount you spend, since you also account for taxes, insurance, repairs, etc. Rent,

This is a sentiment I share, but with the caveat that a mortgage is the least amount you spend, since you also account for taxes, insurance, repairs, etc. Rent, by comparison, is the most you’ll spend. But yes, generally, I’d like to have control over my place and not deal with a landlord dictating what I can and can’t do.