Rent or own?

Having done both, I much prefer owning a house despite all the expense and upkeep. I positively loathed my last two landlords. Heaven forbid something broke; it would take an act of congress to get anything fixed. And I do not have to worry about landlord complaining about all the books that I have stacked up everywhere.

It depends on the house. By renting you are not stuck so for me to own the house it will have to be the home that I truly want to live in, and owning a house is not really an investment. That is just what they tell you to make it sound very good. After taking Finance classes you learn that it is very hard to just break even when you go to sell the house. The expenses are far more than the mortgage and when you add them all up plus the interest you pay on the mortgage you are lucky to break even. This is coming from real estate agents and finance instructors.

If I had my druthers, I would own. No landlords to contend with if something is broken. And I can be as self sufficient as I want to be, off grid, greenhouse etc.

Own,IHATE Land lords

I would rather own instead of renting. Not only is it an investment but you have the capacity to fix it up the way you want too. IT is yours and nonone can tell you to leave. Besides the money you pay in rent could be put to a nice home. Sit down sometime and figure all the money you have put in rent and see if you could have owned or almost owned a home. I bet you will be surprised.

Personally I would rather save up enough money to buy the whole house outright. That way I wouldn't have to rent and I wouldn't be stuck with a crippling mortgage for twenty or more years. The only downside to this plan is that it'd take a few years for me to save up the money to make such a large purchase. I think it'd be worth it though.

I choose rent a house untill i save up enouth to buy a house(maybe just enough for down payment). I don't want to have too many pressures!