I can see your point but you obviously think like me, you want to stay in the nice house etc. You view buying a house and having to take a step down because you wouldn't afford as nice a place.
By logic though the person who owns the house you rent is better off in the long run, if you see where I'm coming from.
Short Term, your better off renting, nicer house, more disposable income, less risk from household disasters like unepxected mantanence etc
Long Term, better off owning your own property, money to be made from value increase, long term investment etc.
My point is that after a lot of thought I have decided that the property owner is better off in the end if he makes wise investments