<prompt> Human: I bought a house 6 months ago and have realized I really dont like owning a home. It doesnt fit with the lifestyle I want. I thought I would really enjoy having my own space to do whatever I want with, but Ive found I dont need that and owning a home just comes with many more responsibilities I dont care to deal with. I have two friends renting rooms from me. So its not a huge financial burden. I pay roughly what I would renting.What are my options to eventually not becoming a homeowner without screwing myself financially? I live in a good and quickly growing market.Do I just need to wait it out a few years and sell when I can recoup the money Ive put in?  <response>: Whatever you would sell the house for, the real estate agents facilitating the sale would usually get 6 of - so if you sold for 200k, 12k would go to real estate agent comissions, which are traditionally paid by the seller. That plus other closing costs often means that you cant break even on a home for 5-10 years on average, some marketstimes appreciate more quickly, some less. Most people are well-advised not to buy a home unless they feel confident they want to put down roots and stay put for 5-10 years.If you tried to sell now, youd likely have to eat a pretty big loss. Your options would be 1 tough it out for however many years it takes to break even, 2 rent the whole house to cover your mortgage and rent some place else for you to live, or 3 sell at a loss and wash your hands of it 