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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what is the smarter way? I like the convenience of being a renter but I hate not having fixed housing costs going into the future.[/quote]

For the size house you need versus want? Condo might be a better solution if the driving factor is fixed housing costs. More akin to a renter in that there is some building infrastructure for handling major things. The downside of course includes less space (particularly private green space), usually (but not always) a worse “investment,” and less privacy overall. But way more convenient, and most condo developments have shared spaces that you can use for big parties.[/quote]

I think this would make me very depressed. Just bc I’m single doesn’t mean I want to miss out on having a nice home, a community, and the ability to entertain.[/quote]

You don't [i]have[/i] to do a condo.  It's just the closest you can get to the convenience of renting without having the rental housing costs go up with the market, which is the question you asked.  And I'd push back against not having a community or being able to entertain in a condo, you just have to find the right condo.

That said, if you really just want to live in a house, then don't buy a condo!  But be prepared for the fact that it's going to be nothing like the convenience of renting.  That's not bad.  It's just different.[/quote]

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