Buying a home is the American dream. For many people, buying a home is the American dream. It's also a long-term investment that can pay off in big ways over time. For one thing, when you buy a home, you're not just getting yourself a roof over your head — you're also getting yourself part of an investment portfolio. When you rent, you only pay for the roof over your head. When you buy a house, however, you have equity in the home itself — and as long as that equity is growing and not shrinking over time, it adds to your overall wealth. That's because when you sell your house down the road (which presumably will happen eventually), all of that equity becomes cash that can go into other investments and savings plans or help fund retirement Read full blog: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/buying-home-american-dream-kmrealtygroupllc