Buying a house is one of the best investments you can make, even with the housing market crash. Everyone that bought a $500,000 house in Compton was bound to lose money. Spending almost a million in Chula Vista for a 2,000 sq ft house is also a bad investment. If you do your research and invest wisely, purchasing a home is a GREAT idea. Rent/homes are pretty cheap in Oklahoma City relatively speaking but we paid almost 20,000 in rent over the last 2 years. Why do that when I can buy a home for 100,000 nicer than where I live now?
@ mac teefus, this is a place to get quick responses or jokes about stuff like this. I've asked the people I already know that are home owners and heard their input, figured I'd ask the siccness in the event someone had some good input. If not, there would probably something at least to laugh about, like what Timebomb said.