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There's something to be said here about how normal it is for people to be renting later and later in life. I totally get what you're saying but it's sad that it's true.
Why is it sad? No lawn to care about. No snow to remove in winter. No garbage day. No electricity bill. No roof or windows to change. No water heater to worry about.
I much prefer to rent than be stuck owning a condo where I have to deal with the other owners and plan maintenance. And I wouldn't want an "affordable" house that is much too big, in a suburb or in the middle of nowhere, where a car would be a necessity, and another thing to own (or rather pay for).
As far as I am concerned, owning a home is a social construct. A goal imposed on us by capitalism. Our collective dream, should be to own a home in the middle of nowhere before we're too old to have a family, with obviously, a car! But I never wanted to have a "death pledge", nor a family, nor a house, nor a stupid condo. Renting is perfectly fine for a whole lot of people. It's not something to be sad about. The only sad thing is that we don't have enough cheap housing of any kind for everyone.
Renting is throwing money away. It's not an investment by any means. In 40 years, it's nicer to be able to sell and get money back from your investment. Renting, you're just stuck renting.