I rent an apartment, and am pretty happy with the arrangement. Obviously I wish I was paying less, but at the end of the day, I chose to live here, and enjoy the flexibility it allows me. (For a few thousand dollars and a moving truck, I can move across the country on a whim. I can go on vacation for months at a time by just locking my door and walking away. My landlord is responsible if any major repairs are necessary.)

My point here is that a blanket statement such as "landlords bad" doesn't match the experience of everyone out there.