I own, but am not mortgage free like you 5 Little Monkeys. That must be such a wonderful feeling.

I know when I did rent things I enjoyed was the maintenance and upkeep was always someone else's responsibility. It was less expensive for things like heat and hydro. And if I ever needed to move it was easier to just let a lease run out than to go through the entire process of selling and buying a home.

Despite those conveniences I don't miss renting now that I have my own place....especially now that I have a yard to garden in and for the kids to play in.