<prompt> Human: Hello Redditors,I am a long time lurker and very rarely post. I am fortunate to have been offered a position after my internship at a large company. My salary will be 67,000 and I live in New York! I will have to relocate due to me ending College and my place of employment is almost an hour and a half from my home.I want to know if it makes more sense to buy something rather than rent. My parents have agreed to help with with the down payment. Monthly expenses as follows.Car: 227Student Loans:1000MiscFunVacations:500After taxes I should be taking home around 4000 per month. Any advice or stories is greatly appreciated! The issue about where I am moving is that rent is largely the same as if I were to own a modest condo or co-op. I have no one to live with persay and would ideally not want to live with a stranger. If renting were substantially cheaper it would be clear. Torn between my worst case scenario being that I need to sell my home quick or have to break a lease...tldr; getting a job need to move. Edit. Rent for myself about the same as mortgage  <response>: Rent for the first year or so. Who knows what can happen starting out of the gate like another job comes along or a promotion and a need to move. 