conversation: User (ronin722): "https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/18/most-millennials-regret-buying-home.html\n\n* Disclaimer: small sample size\n\nArticle hits some core tenets of personal finance when buying a house.  Primarily:\n\n1) Do not tap retirement accounts to buy a house\n\n2) Make sure you account for all costs of home ownership, not just the up front ones\n\n3) And this can be pretty hard, but understand what kind of house will work for you now, and in the future.  Sometimes this can only come through going through the process or getting some really good advice from others.\n\nEdit: [link to source of study](https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/909i5y/almost_70_of_millennials_regret_buying_their_homes/e2paldn/)"
  Self: "My friends and I are all quite happy with home ownership. It would be interesting to see stats on how big their mortgages are. I have a feeling the ones who regret their home bit off more than they could chew."
  