<prompt> Human: Hi guys. Im having problems with my landlord right now, so I was wondering if I should take the jump and buy a house. My finance is pretty simple, but pretty unique in some aspects.I work professionally as a Dentist on 1099s. My only liability is student loans at roughly 380k at around 7 right now. I am on track to make 180k this year. I live very frugally, but housing in my area is expensive. I current pay 1300 a month in rent. My student loan minimum payment is about 3kmonth, but I pretty much pay double that every month. I also occasionally help out my parents, but I have really no other fix expenses.I have roughly 50k cash on hand for a down payment. I was thinking that if I buy a small 250k house in my area, my mortgage payment would be roughly equal to my rent right now. Would this be worth it? Or should I focus on my student loans and suck it up and pay rent?  <response>: Ill try to defend the alternative here.7 is pretty high interest. Youre paying 73 daily in interest. If you buy a house and throw that money into a down payment, youll probably resort to paying the minimum amt for several months or even years until you rebound and feel financially stable again. How much extra interest accumulates because of that?Not saying you cant do it, or shouldnt do it, but a lot on pf will advise against home buying in certain circumstances, and you probably fit the bill. 