<prompt> Human: We live in Washington near the Seattle area, so not the best housing market. However, were paying something like 1700 a month right now for rent, and buying a house is something were going to want to do at some point. We have no savings.At the moment, were throwing something like 1500 above and beyond what we owe to pay down our debt. Weve paid off my 10000 card. Well have hers paid off this month. But paying off all of our debt so aggressively is making it so were not really saving much, and at the rate were going were going to be doing it for another 3-4 years minimum, which means that much longer living in apartments instead of our own place.Is there a good way to do both? Should we seek assistance from a financial planner or something like that?  <response>: were going to be doing it for another 3-4 years minimum, which means that much longer living in apartments instead of our own place.Yup. Is there a good way to do both?Nope. Every saved for a downpayment is a dollar not paying down your debt. Focus on getting out of debt. Should we seek assistance from a financial planner or something like that?I dont think you need to pay for that; you understand your situation.I bet you can pay off the 75 in under 3 years. Keep a strict budget and look out for ways to increase income. 