Comment by crazygringo

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.