"Rent would have gotten me nothing over these years." Sigh. There is a certain level of financial illiteracy that makes a person simply immune to logic and maths. Worse still, they confidently spout ignorant opinions as though they actually knew what they were talking about. Notice how our entertainer with the red nose above conveniently forgets (or likely, has no clue) about the opportunity cost involved in the downpayment, to name just one problem. Never mind that s/he simply got lucky in one of the world's worst housing bubbles.