This might be duh for some people, but if you’re like me and considering a mortgage; at today’s rates in the US at around 5-6%, over 30yr mortgage you will pay about same in interest as you will for your house price.
Your $500k house will cost you around $1M total over thirty years.
I was surprised.
I found a pretty interesting calculator that takes a lot of factors into account for buying vs renting. It’s for Canada, but you could modify a bunch of the parameters to get an idea for your area.