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: "Shit, I’m about to be 32. Bought a home built in 1964 four years ago and value has went up $90k since that point. Have to deal general upkeep and some more advanced stuff every once in a while but so glad I bought it when I did. Will never go back to renting, much less renting an apartment. "
  