[lbo-talk] Homeownership Makes You Fat and Unhappy

[Jordan Hayes]

>> "... if Americans could be persuaded that rent payments aren't 
>> "wasted money" and that owning often makes less financial sense than 
>> renting ...
>
> I've seen numbers comparing renting and owning that show advantages to 
> renting.

My granny used to tell me that you should never compare apple and 
oranges unless you're looking to prove redness or smoothness.  It seems 
to me that there's not going to be a reliable set of numbers to prove 
either one: you'd have to project the future value of real estate to do 
that, and you'd have to pick the timing of when you move.

Without a crystal ball, you're sunk on this one.

/jordan