> Not really, you can get out of paying rent easily And then, what? Unless you have a backup plan which allows you to live for free somewhere, you can't get o

> Not really, you can get out of paying rent easily And then, what? Unless you have a backup plan which allows you to live for free somewhere, you can't get out of paying someone for it. Whether rent or a mortgage. For housing, it is most useful to plan long term and consider you have a lifetime of housing payments coming up. How can you minimize that lifetime total?