<prompt> Human: Hi ladiesgents,Long story short, I have been working for about 6 years. Started off 6 years ago with about 70k in student loan debt and 20k in car debt. I am completely debt free as of last month, have a X emergency fund, about X in investments and starting to dump X a month into more, which previously was used to pay down edu loans. Disposable income after billstaxfoodsavingse-fund etc is about X a month.I have been renting since I moved here, originally thinking I wouldnt stay for long but then finding it impractical to move. I finally am financially wealthy enough to get another jobmove, but could be here for as much as a year more and my lease on my rented house is about to come due.I am trying to decide if I should buy a house even for a short period of time. Currently I pay X a month in rent, which is high for this area long story, but had to quickly find a place to rent last time. I was considering just converting that cashflow into mortgage and other house expenses. But I do intend to move pretty soon. I always thought it was dumb to get a house if you are moving soon, but I recently have met some people who are insistent that its dumb not to invest in a house, even if its a short term thing. Could use some feedback because we are about to re-sign our lease.  <response>: I recently have met some people who are insistent that its dumb not to invest in a house, even if its a short term thing.Buying and selling in a short period is dumb due to transaction costs. Use the rent v buy calculator. You also have no downpayment and only enough cash for closing costs. 