Increasingly, wealthy would-be homebuyers are opting to rent in lieu of homeownership, choosing to cough up top dollar for $69,000-a-night Airbnbs and apartments for north of $100,000. But why?
Source: Inman News
Their clients could buy homes. But they rent for $75K a month instead
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