Owning a house.

[turnipmonster]

something that hasn't really been mentioned is adding value to your home yourself. we got our apt pretty cheap but the kitchen/bathroom weren't really nice, etc. so a year ago we redid the kitchen ourselves and it's really nice now and will definitely add more to the value of the apt than what it cost us. same thing for the bathroom, plus in the meantime you get to live in a space that you've designed.

although buying is probably not the highest EV investment, owning a place has increased our quality of life and enjoyment of our place tremendously.