For many people, owning a home represents stability, comfort, and a place to build a life. But if your goal is financial independence – having enough income from investments or savings to live life on your terms – how does homeownership really fit in? The answer isn’t as simple as “buy vs. rent.” In

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The story of American homebuilding is mostly one of bootstrapped businesses. They mostly get forged in hard circumstances, with a single, almost instantaneous reckoning that there are no shortcuts to success … or even to being around in five years, fighting to achieve it. It requires leaders willing