Maybe they bought their first home and found it was the best investment they ever made.
My parents keep telling me about how hey bought at the top of the market and 30 years later they are happy they bought when they did. They hate the idea of paying rent and just can’t get around the fact that they see it as throwing money away.
I have to tame them down with the same line of questioning. Are you a banker? No. Are you a CPA? No. Are you real estate professionals? No. So how are you qualified to make a credible reccomendation on the buy or rent decision? PAUSE “It worked for us.” Not all people can accept that times have changed.