<prompt> Human: I kind of feel like he has a point, as renting IS literally burning away money. But I feel like hes being too lenient about buying houses, what are the things he is not considering? Id love to know as Im not really knowledgable on real estate!  <response>: As someone that has been through this and watched my wife go through the same thing:Whats even more burning of money is 12 months mortgage for an empty house because it doesnt sell.I would say hold off buying a house until you meet 23:- Married- Kids- 30I bought a house right out of college. It was the right thing. My coworkers rented and upgradeddowngraded annually. I was stuck with my house. When they moved to a different plant they didnt have any ties to the area. I was stuck with a house. 