<prompt> Human: Hi all,My girlfriend and I are in our mid 20s, together 5 years, just about to finish university.Once we finish university, well be on a combined income of 140k.. which is going to be a big difference for us, as we currently have a combined income of 25k while studying.As soon as my girlfriend signed a contract for her new job, her parents who live far away told her on the phone that she needs to buy a house for next year.We both were quite shocked by this suggestion, as we really dont feel ready to buy a house whatsoever... both planning to rent for a few years, pay down our student loans and save up a bit of money before we worry about houses. Plus we only plan to stay in this current city for another 3-4 years max.Her parents wouldnt take that for an answer and have kept saying to her over and over again why would you pay off someone elses mortgage, when you can pay off your own.Anyway, when we continued to refuse to buy a house, they decided to call and tell us that since we wouldnt do it, theyd been talking to their accountant and had decided that theyre going to go ahead and buy a house in our city up to a cost of 200k and if we want anything nicer than that 200k only buys complete crap in my area, then we have to co-sign a mortgage with them... so either, we are forced into a mortgage with them for a nice house that we all part own, or they buy a crappy house that we have to rent off them.I dont like this situation whatsoever, and have literally no idea how to approach it.Buying houses isnt something I had even considered for anytime in the next 5 years, and now my in-laws are doing whatever they can to force us into buying one! Any tipssuggestions would be greatly appreciated :  <response>: Or you can do whatever you want because they dont own you. Dealing with family and money sometimes sucks, but you need to stand your ground. Tell them theyre free to buy you a house, but youre not signing anything - especially not a mortgage while you are not married - and youre making no guarantees that you will even live there. Honestly, I would not live there no matter what because this is something that youll probably have hanging over your head that they will likely keep mentioning for the rest of the time you will be together. 