Renting Forever

Lansing challenges the deeply ingrained American dream of homeownership by exposing the hidden financial realities of property ownership. Through compelling historical examples-from Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater with its catastrophic structural failures and mounting maintenance costs, to the devastating Houston housing collapse of 1986-the book dismantles the myth of the home as a safe, reliable asset. Rather than viewing homeownership as inevitable wealth-building, Lansing demonstrates how unexpected expenses, market crashes, and deterioration can devastate finances. This book provides renters and prospective homebuyers with a refreshing, data-driven perspective on building genuine wealth through diversified investments instead of betting everything on a single, deteriorating physical asset.