[quote=scaredycat]Steady income is security. Money or gold or liquid assets are security. Good health and loyal sons with strong backs are security. A house is a taxable box u crap in and bears zero relation to actual security. It is merely the illusion of security[/quote]
It gives you a roof over your head. Granted, renting will do the same. But if you own it free and clear, one less bill monthly. That can be liberating. Ask anyone who is not paying their mortgage and living for free while the banks don’t foreclose for years.
