Specifics, specifics. The rent vs buy debate will not be answered with finality, it always comes down to specifics. You're wrong about renting, I save a lot and invest much of it, while renting.
Have you ever gotten a six figure check when you move out? Happens to buyers all the time.
I guess the flip side is not owing a six figure mortgage.
I'm too young and poor to have had time to save up, buy a house, and sell it. Again, specifics are king in this debate.
I think it's more likely to happen to the seller.
Ever gotten a six figure bill on your way out? Happened to lots of buyers around 2008.
In most places they walked away with nothing.
Yeah, once every 100 years...
Many buyers often neglect that they put $50k into their kitchen remodel, bought a new roof, and repaired the water heater/AC/washer along the way. So that $100k check feels like pure profit, but often is just reimbursement for past expenses.