Keep me logged in until I sign out. Other benefits include favorable tax considerations and more control over one's personal living environment than might be possible in the context of renting. A common view of prospective homebuyers is to think of a home solely or, at least, primarily as an investment. This view, however, may be mistaken. There is no reason to assume that home prices will always rise.
Home prices can fall, sometimes dramatically.
And, depending on the home prices in your area of the country, renting may be far more economical than buying, particularly if the renter invests the difference between a mortgage payment and rental payment. Nonetheless, while the decision to buy a home is not just an investment decision, it may be wise to give it the same care.