As much as renting seems like a money sucker, there are so many things I've seen in the past year (including in this thread) that make me never want to own a house.
A giant tree branch fell in our yard this year into the street and luckily didn't hit any vehicles, but apparently the property owner pays for the cleanup.
The sidewalk in front of your house gets fucked up somehow, you pay for it.
A pipe bursts on your property, you pay for it.
I realize I'm a bit naive/uneducated about some of this, but its wild to me that the city doesn't pay for some of these things.