Having a landlord and rules sucks. Owning a home is not an investment, it is your shelter. Renting may seem cheaper but over the long run, even with taxes and maintenance on the ownership side, you lose
This comes down to locale
When I lived in a shithole norther state I should have rented, buying was a big loss
Down here in the Carolinas it’s an obvious gain to buy.
Low taxes, great climate, massive demand for real estate. You will lose big renting down here
