<prompt> Human: Long story short...partner might be going from a salary of about 90k to about 185k. A few tidbits: The new city has slightly less cost of living than current one. The new city isnt somewhere we would have ever picked to live ourselves, but the job opportunity might be too good to pass up, especially considering the jobs at his level dont seem to be there in our current city. We actually want to keep our place in our current city as a fallback...we would rent it out. This also speaks to how unsure we are about moving to this new city long term with no network of friends or family.Anyway, we are thinking this might be about a 3 year move. Given everything Ive written above, it doesnt seem wise to buy a place there...right? I mean, from a financial perspective, you only want to buy when you are going to be there a long time right? Houses arent investments as much as we like to THINK of them as being such, so I am worried about buying then trying to sell in 3 years or so. It doesnt seem financially smart, but yall tell me your thoughts. Thanks in advance!!  <response>: Id start out renting then feel out this 3 year timeline, you may find out you like the job and location and stay for a while. 