<prompt> Human: I bought a house about 4 years ago with my wife. We now have a daughter and my wife decided to stay at home with her. Lately, we have been thinking about selling the house and renting an apartment for the next few years. We have multiple reasons for thinking about doing this but every time I talk to someone about it, they think we are crazy so I am starting to doubt myself.I am currently looking for jobs in my home country in Italy because I would like to move back in the near future currently living in Florida. Its a long process and it may take months if not years before I find something worth the move. Selling the house will give us probably about 30k we can save for the future move. Also, 10 months lease apartments give us more flexibility and we can always sublet if I have have to leave quickly. We currently live in a pretty nice residential area but we are far from a lot of places. My wife thinks moving in a more central location will give her more things to do with my daughter during the day.Lastly, we may save a couple of hundreds by renting since I dont have to pay for lawn care and pest control. Our bills will also be less than what we are paying now. Having a pool and a gym will be also a nice addition.I know renting is kinda throwing your money away but I really like the idea that I dont have to worry about things breaking up all the time. Also, we miss having a smaller space. Keeping up with our house with our daughter is just very hard.Are we crazy? What are we missing?  <response>: There are many benefits of renting compared to purchasing. The flexibility lease and not having to worry about repairs are two huge ones. In your situation, if you are serious about moving back to Italy, I think it would make sense to sell. 