Not to mention the mountain heaps of cons tied to renting apartments. Things break, maintenance isn't going to be there to fix it. Air quality issues, mold, dust, etc. If you get bed bugs or dust mites good luck, there's no easy solutions. Utility bills to keep track of. If you live in a mobile home subdivision you have to meticulously take care of your lawn and appearances.
Me? I live day to day, debt free, no bills except a gym membership for showers and a phone bill for gps and data. Everything about my life is better than a renter, and the only thing homeowners have on me is assets that will get more valuable over time. But while they invest in assets and play the waiting game, I'm out having a better time than them. Spending the prime of my life enjoying it instead of waiting for retirement, when I'm too old to fuckin walk around freely.
Children need a home and structure. This kind of lifestyle is only acceptable for young bachelors.
If I had 3 kids I'd have 2 one acre lots, one in Idaho and one in Florida, with tiny houses on each of them. Each kid would get either their own tree house or one of those Big Horn III Cabela tents for their own personal spaces on each property. No winters, mild summers.
I'm sorry but if you have children, you have to stop acting and living like one. If you are serious, please don't have kids...
The best way to live life is to peter pan your way through it. I know this because when I was a kid every adult in my life lectured me about "just wait until you enter adulthood with all this responsibility."
No thanks, I think I'll skip that part it sounds bad.