Mike Abelson calls it his "man cave." After his wife died in October 2012, the 65-year-old put his house in Potomac, Md., up for sale and began renting a 1,400-square-foot apartment eight miles away in Bethesda. "I pay a pretty steep rent, but it's worth it," Abelson says. "I don't pay property taxes. I don't pay for maintenance, plumbing, or electrical. I don't have to pay for the grass cutting. It's just easier than being a homeowner."
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