Besides equity, appreciation of investment, and tax benefits, landlords are for suckers.
Owning your own house before you make another mistake means your next ex-wife can't take it as marital property!
I am striving to BE a landlord rather than RENT from one...
A single man, thats me. Paid my home off in record time and no longer have to worry about those miserable monthly payments anymore. The value of my house has almost tripled since when I first bought it. Plus, like my first house, the ex wife couldn't make a claim to the property, and that works both ways which makes it nice and simple. Divorce sucks, and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I would only marry again if I didn't have to marry te whole family and support them like the first time, arrrggghh.