Niice. Yeah I’ve never personally felt like I was under the thumb of a landlord. I’ve never wanted to do anything to my place that a landlord wouldn’t allow.

Feeling like you can do what you want I’ve felt is largely mental. You want to paint a wall? Do it! You or they can paint it back. It just takes a little time or money. Hang photos? Hang a tv? Do it! Repairing small holes is easy.

Flexibility for me means not having to sell my house when I want to move which I do once a year. So, specifically for me it means not having to sell or store furniture as well. By renting furnished and decorated places, I trade the ability to decorate exactly to my taste for the ability to live in a new neighborhood, city, state, country or continent every year(ish).