I've done it all, married with home ownership, divorced raising 4 kids and buying my house, married and living in a apartment, seperated and living in an apartment, and married living in a rental home. Curently living in a rental home, but my next move will be to buy a fixer upper, 1. because I can't afford or need a larger home, 2. I really want to be able to have a cat and dog without the landlord telling me no, 3. if I want to paint I can paint, and 4. hubby is late stages Parkinson and dementia, and when he goes, so goes the money. Oh, and I'm almost 70 yrs old! I want to be an independent momma riding around town on my little scooter, sleep in late and spoil the grandkids.