Nowadays many people question whether they should continue to rent or commit to buying a home? Will the mortgage payment be less than the rent payment? Most people do a financial analysis to see if this makes sense. Whether yes or no, they should consider that the principal portion of the mortgage payment is used to build equity in the home, while the rent payment will go to the landlord and will not be used to build any equity for themselves. Over time, hopefully, they will build equity in their home so that they can either sell and make a...