Respect that preference but I didn't say "really bad", I said worst (in comparison to other countries).

I don't think you would decline if someone gave you a house. You can always rent it out, hire someone to manage it and probably still have some cash left over.

If there weren't greedy, demented landlords all over the place (I got really fucked in that regard multiple times) and tenants were properly protected against insane price hikes, there's absolutely nothing wrong with renting. Glad it worked out for you so far but that's not the reality I live in.