All true and good for him, but again, housing purchases tend to be pushed/dictated by young families (wives a lot) and schools so it’s easy to see why a middle-aged SINGLE man wants to rent…
If I was single, I’d also have no problem literally renting one of those funeral beds/shacks in Japan honestly. I don’t need square footage, I could use the public baths, etc etc etc…I could live in a BAD area of town, you name it…
Bottom line is do what’s best for your situation/family and run the numbers…The numbers aren’t that out of whack…yet…IMO…
…but again, I don’t think single/middle-aged dudes are who home sellers are trying to reach. I wouldn’t even try honestly.