Comment by dmbche
1. I've heard of buying properties and developping them to resell at a profit. I believe there has also been firms that held off properties to raise prices, weren't there?
Edit0: actually, your point was about "buying properties to rent", but you're talking about the avg investor "renting until they sell". I can see a massive distinction, as some properties are rentals their whole lifetimes, and some are only in parts while trying to sell them. But you seem to propose that all investors are waiting to sell and "bought to rent"?
2.You can write things and those things not be factual y'know? You can just say that renting is the best choice for most, while I've provided you evidence yo the contrary, whoch you lovingly ingored twice now. Census.gov is very biased, I know.
I've rented every single day of my adult life, it's not something I'm prejudiced against, whatever you might think that means.
It is crystal clear to me and anyone I know who rents: renting is more expensive than owning, and owning a dwelling is a life goal for most people.
I really don't understand your position - other than trying to justify your own investments to yourself.
That's too bad for them. As a plant worker in manufacturing, I wish them to find everything that makes them happy - and recommend getting a union job.
Edit1: What's the line again? You will own nothing and be happy?
I honestly don't know what you're talking about anymore. I'm saying that investors don't hold homes empty for no reason. They rent them out whenever possible to make money.
And when you say "It is crystal clear to me and anyone I know who rents: renting is more expensive than owning", your crystal clarity is wrong, sorry. I haven't responded to your census.gov link because it's irrelevant. You can be "cost-burdened" renting even while renting is cheaper than a monthly mortgage would be. The link doesn't have anything to do with the discussion here. But if you don't want to google it, here are literally the first two links I got when searching for whether it's cheaper to rent or buy:
https://www.bankrate.com/real-estate/rent-vs-buy-affordabili...
https://www.kiplinger.com/real-estate/buying-a-home/renting-...
The first line of the first link:
> On average, renting a home is cheaper than paying a mortgage in all 50 of the largest U.S. metros in 2025 — with the cost difference between the two growing in 38 metros since last year.
Hope that helps you understand not "my position" but just the facts. And I truly can't imagine why you'd tell someone seeking tenure to get a union job instead. I don't see how that could come across as anything but insulting, to tell them they should pick a job more like yours.