I know people like to shit on landlords, but owning and properly maintaining a home requires a ton of work and money. You should be spending 1% of your homes value on maintenance each year, which many people don’t/can’t budget for.

A good landlord takes care of that mess for you.

I know several people who sold their homes and moved into apartments because they were sick of the hassle of home ownership.

Don’t get me wrong, I have no plans of doing that myself, but the ever growing list of maintenance tasks is getting exhausting.