Ref above, if you ask a question you must expect people to give you their opinion, they do not feel that they are being judgemental but honest in their way as was I.
I was brought up after age of 3 by my G/parents ,my G/mother a v liberated Victorian lady and was NEVER dependant on her husband and made many decisions without him and "steered" him to her point of view. We owned our own house from 1955 when the fuedal lord of manor sold up and have been always brought up to consider renting property to be a total waste of money-------why pay rent and line another's pockets when the rent money will go greatly towards the mortgage, you can then after a time climb the property ladder and feel safe in your life.