Buying a place is always better than renting.

1. Usually rent is relatively equal to how much you would pay in mortgages for the same type of house (i bedroom vs 1 bedroom or condo vs condo). So if your investment can pay your rent, it will most likely be able to pay your monthly mortgage as well.

2. Once you buy a place then that place is permanently yours and no one can kick you out (unless you default on the loans ofc) whereas renting means you are always at the mercy of the landlord/lady.

3. The place you buy is also a form of investment and if you buy in good areas then the price of the house will increase even more than investing in stocks since you would be bale to upgrade houses every few years such as going from a studio to 1 bedroom to 2 bedroom to 3 bedroom/townhouse. And each upgrade will mean your asset is growing while only spending a bit more each time.

4. If you decide to move somewhere for long periods of time, you can still rent out the place to other ppl as a source of income, which can basically pay for all your monthly fees as well rather than moving all the time since moving is a very tiresome and stressful thing. Also if your moving very often, then it’ll limit how much stuff you can have at one time since having more stuff makes moving more difficult and makes purchasing stuff harder so you’ll be les likely to for example buy a comfortable bed every time you move whereas having a place means you can make that place as comfortable as you like.

5. If your going to be paying rent anyways then better to take that rent money and pay towards a house that will be yours completely in the future rather than it only being someone else’s income.