I'll go with Google's take. You must have missed the part where the results were the same for 5 years and 10 years. There may be 'no point in buying' for you--but that's just you. For others, there is definitely a point. I've talked about why I buy many times, and it hasn't changed. If Buyer B does buy at 67 years, he has an asset to pass on to his spouse, plus the enjoyment of his own space, with all his own things, at a time where he might be spending more time at home than in his earlier years, when he was out working all day. Worth a lot to some, including me. Always has. I also like that my younger spouse will be taken care of with our property assets, plus all our other investments. The house and the condo give lots of flexibility--live in the house and sell the condo, live in the condo and sell the house, rent one and live in the other, sell both and rent or buy something else, somewhere else. I am 74 and my spouse and I sold a house last year and then moved to another house we bought last year. This year, in July, we sold the house we bought last year and we moved to a new house we started building last November. We are eyeing a move to Bangkok at some point. Age is just a number--if I can still do something, I'll still do it. My life is not for everyone but it's keeping me happy, engaged and interested. And, certainly not bored. That's me. For a single person with no ties to Thailand, and many others, renting could certainly be the better choice. I keep saying, there's no one size that fits all. You keep saying, the size that fits KH should fit all. It doesn't--I'm chafing already just at the thought.
