Many people have said to me in the past month, “I’m going to buy a home.” Or, “What do you think of the idea of me buying a home?” I like the second batch of people. They are my friends and it seems like they are sincerely asking for my advice. And I’m going to give it to them. Whether they meant it or not.
Source: Why I’d Rather Shoot Myself in the Head than Ever Own a Home Again – Freakonomics Freakonomics
Original: Why I Am Never Going to Own a Home Again – Altucher Confidential
From comments:
Only a fool ultimately stays a renter, because they are bypassing the very thing that defines western society and law. Real property ownership.
— anonymous