The long term benefit of ownership is equity! Equity = MONEY. Money you can spend on a pontoon boat! Renting = debt. (dog and I in dingy. Dog looks uncertain in my boating skills as we tilt in the uncertain currents and wind)

Owning = equity. (dog in pontoon boat. Dog and I have matching yachting captain hats Dog’s hat stays on because of a chin strap and cut out ear holes for his giant floppy ears.)