If that's the case you should still try to buy and find a renter. Owning a home is the way to create generational wealth. That ability alone is why white folks have a higher net worth on average.

Mortgage is derived from the word "Mort" which signifies death, you buy a mortgage fool yourself that you bought a home, you try to pay off the mortgage you get hit with property tax, maintenance, remodelling, inflation, and when you finally paid off the mortgage, you are ready to die and your kids are the only ones that benefit from the home

Sincere question; do people not generally rent houses in the US?