Housing – Rent Or Buy?

Houses have been pretty good investments for me (and most other people). My wife and I bought our first house back in 1999 and it soared in value! When our family grew, we cashed in our chips with our first house and bought a bigger house for our growing family. We sold that second house back in 2012 for sizeable gains. Housing has provided nice, tax-free gains for me over the years. But in truth, any idiot who bought a house almost anytime during the last couple decades did very well. The...