Selling points for Austin rentals

[Matt Stricklen]

...Austin, Texas, was the city where it was most beneficial to rent rather than buy in January. Monthly payments were about 76% higher -- or $1,346 more -- to buy a starter home in Austin than to rent,

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/22...

[Conner Olsen]

This is why house hacking is such a great strategy. You get all the benefits of home ownership and you can reduce your monthly payment many times to below what you would be paying in rent.