<prompt> Human: I am a single guy that currently rents decently cheap 800 a month in a great apartment with a great landlord and a small community. I love how there are people in similar situations as me around me 20s, 30s, single...up to go out..no kidsmarriage. However, I want a house. Ive been looking. I love the aspect of owning my own castle to keep. I can afford it 120K salary, looking at 200K houses. I dont need a big one..just a modest one that I can call my ownadd flair too. I also play music and have to constanyl drive and pay for my practice space 350month. With a house with a isolated basement, I can get rid of having to do that. Problem - I feel like I am going to miss out on the social aspect. I do not want a condotownhouse due to HOA and the fact that I am limited to what I can do to it.I have been looking at houses, and although it excites me to have my own place, with a yard etc, I have noticed that my neighbors will be either older folks or married couples with kids. Im afraid the social community I had will die down. Im getting older 30...so It is getting harder and harder to meet new people.Has anyone been in a similar situation where they were single and around 30 trying to buy a house and weighing the social aspect?  <response>: You can still invite friends over at your house. Location is key. Buying a house wait out in the suburbs is different from a house thats walking distance to downtown. Hard to generalize home ownership daily life. You must have a car or access to public transportation, right? Nothings stopping you from meeting the same friends at a bar, restaurant, or even back at the old complex. The people in your complex will all eventually move away and build new networks as their lives change. You dont want to be that guy whos still hanging on to the past. 