Has anyone regretting buying their first home vs renting?

Ok guys please be nice to me because I’m really struggling to figure this out here.

My wife and I are in the process of looking for our first home and currently shopping for lenders and idk it is starting to make me feel like is it all worth it? I am currently renting a townhome and everyone I talk to is like “You buy a home so that you dont have to worry about rent increase every year” okay.. but doesn’t property taxes do the same thing? Or “buy a home so you dont have to worry about sharing a wall with someone” okay.. I haven’t seen or heard my neighbor in a year. Or “if you buy a house you can have a yard for your dog” but there is dog parks everywhere.. Or If something breaks in my townhome I have a maintenance guy who fixes it as I am not forking out 5-10k. Or “do you don’t have to worry about someone telling you what to do” when there is literally HOA neighborhoods that tell you what to do.

Like I want to buy a home because me and my wife will have kids soon but damn sometimes I wonder if it’s a society “American dream” move or is it really going to pay off as I prepare to drain my savings account.

Please break it down for me lol I really appreciate it!

Edit: Wow! I did not expect this post to blow up with this many comments! Thank you all! My wife and I are planning to get preapproved next week! 🙂