My friend in USA thinks, buying a house somewhere is not a wise idea in life. He says it will become an extra burden to sell it back someday, if he will decide to relocate in a new state/country. But in my case, I don't feel a rented house as a 'home'. as it is like I am under supervision of someone else. Is this some weakness of my mentality? Owning a house for a local is not a very big thing in Asia. Normally before getting married, a guy tries to build a house for his future family or as soon as a couple gets married they will try to own a house before kids come. How about it in other countries? Is it very expensive to build a house in your country?