&gt; you can customize your place to a significant degree<p>Good point. There&#x27;s definitely benefit in that for a lot of people.<p>&gt; you can&#x27;t be forced to move if you don&#x27;t want to<p>If you buy cash, yes. If you are practically leasing from your bank, no.<p>You don&#x27;t <i>really</i> own it until it&#x27;s paid off.