<prompt> Human: My parents like to say when you rent youre throwing your money away. I mean I get their point of view, you dont own anything after you rent and then they see the buying rent and it even seems lower at some cases maybe it is not. What are expenses people dont account for when buying?  <response>: Detached house compared to an apartment will usually have higher heatingcooling bills. Youll probably end up using more electicity. Everything that breaks youd call a landlord for you either get to try your hand at DIY or pay someone to fix. Buying a house with a roof that only has a couple years left in it can be a big surprise.Its not a con, but something I didnt really think about when I bought my first house - assuming you get a buyers agent just understand that if theres any conflicts between your best interests and closing a deal, many will be biased toward getting the deal closed since thats when they get paid. Example: you find at final walk through a rug had been strategically placed to cover a big stain in the linoleum. A good agent will negotiate to get the seller to credit you 500 or whatever to get it replaced. Or at least 100 for a good rug to put over. Something at least. A poor agent will just try to talk you into it being no big deal. 