Buying a home vs. renting?

If you buy a home you will have a sense of personal satisfaction of owning your own property – fulfilling one of life’s fundamental drives. You’ll be able to create your own environment, and environment that is an expression and extension of who you are. When you own, you can do it all your way!
And of course the financial advantage of owning a home is the very real possibility of the home increasing in value over time. If you rent, you write your monthly check and it is gone forever. At the end of your lease, you have nothing other than the possibility of increasing rental rates.