<prompt> Human: Im 34 and one of my close friends just passed away abruptly. Its left me thinking about time and perhaps better ways to be spending it. I currently own a home. It was a foreclosure in really bad condition that we picked up cheap back in 2008. With plans to always fix it up someday. We made it liveable back then but recently started doing all the remodeling within the last year...by we I mean me. Its time consuming and stressful on top of working a 45 hour week job it leaves no time for family or personal time. I just dont want to do it anymore... My wife doesnt want to sell she says its just part of being an adult I refuse to believe this. We have kids and she says its going to damage them if we live in an apartment. Meanwhile shes not the one making the repairs...My main argument is for the sake of my own mental health. But real estate has skyrocketed in our area we can probably sell our house and pocket around 70-80k. Apartments are roughly the same amount as our mortgage so we wont be saving month to month really. So I guess my question is are there other benefits especially financially to renting over owning? Aside from the whole when it breaks its not my problem its the landlords. Is this odd for me to feel this negative about being a homeowner? Dont know if this should be posted on radvice or here...thanks  <response>: All Ill say as a homeowner myself is that renting under a landlord places the landlord in a position of power over me that I would no longer find tolerable. At the moment if I wanted to bash a hole in the wall and run some new wiring and patch it up, I can do it, because its my place and anyone who tells me what I can and cant do inside my house can shove it. I put a very high value on that myself. I will never rent again unless forced to by financial circumstance.Also, the equity stake in my house has increased significantly faster than my other security investments. 