appartment, i dont know if the rules are the same at where you live, but where i live others maintain the building and so on.. They can be expensive, but also cheap..
Mine is on 4 rooms, kicthen bathroom because i have a son and yes, we can complain, but you should be focused on what you need..
Vision loss makes you move less around and therefor its important that its easy to get around and especially to things you need.. I live near my fitness and shopping and most important public transportation.. Yes i dream of having a house, but for now i invest my money and see where my life will bring me.. and am a part of organisations for visually impared so i get around :-)

I've done both.

The conveniences of renting can be nice when it comes to maintenance, lawn care, shoveling sidewalks, etc. but you're also at the mercy of having a good landlord/property manager when it comes to getting things done in a timely fashion.

Owning means all of that is your responsibility, and your expense, but you're also in control of it. You can hire people to fix things or take care of your lawn.

Renting is more costly month to month, whereas owning can come with unplanned, sometimes large expenses. If you can afford the higher cost of renting, you can budget and save for the unplanned expenses of owning.

As far as which one is "easier" as a blind person? Since buying and moving into our current house a little over a year ago, we've replaced three light fixtures for brighter ones, installed exterior lighting, improved our front steps, and sanded the hip-height corners of a butcher block countertop on our kitchen island to a nice, round edge.

It's a lot easier to make your place accessible when you own it and have full control over it.

We own a house and a little over an acre of property that we bought prior to my vision loss. It is a nightmare for me to keep it maintained. It is cost prohibitive to hire someone to do outside maintenance, so I do it myself. I get by OK because I have some vision remaining, but keeping the equipment maintained is perhaps the biggest issue for me. Luckily, my sons are at the age where they can help. I like owning my own home, but I can see the appeal of renting. When our boys move out, we will be downsizing for sure.

Really it depends on where you live and your finances. Speaking for my own experience in Florida. Renting is not worth the insane rent prices these days. Being a landlord has become a very greedy business and they will squeeze the life out of everyone for every last coin. It's hard enough to be disabled and afford things as it is.

I guess it depends on your financial situation. If you can afford to pay people to mow the yard and do repairs then stay in the house. If not, move.

A few blind people can learn to do mowing and small household repairs without help, but those folks tend to be extremely resourceful people.

I have been living with my parents since May; and I’ll be moving into my own house in a couple of weeks. I lived in apartments and I hated it. I’ll be having someone come in to clean and do yard work for me.

I am less worried about the maintenance aspect. I was pretty handy throughout my life so I’m in a good position to figure those things out post vision degeneration. I was more concerned about the physical security element as I live in a rough town. Twice my house had attempted break ins while I was home. Just figured an apartment would be less stress and less on my mind. Though it was a rent house so I couldn’t upgrade or install exterior light fixtures, swap doors out, install cameras, so on. Living in a high rise apartment now with my fiancé which works out. But we will still be acquiring a house at some point given equity is a huge benefit for long term financial growth. And if I owned the house, I could make all the physical security adjustments and modifications necessary.

Yeah, yard work and major repairs would give me pause in owning a house do I want a yard is a better question.

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