<prompt> Human: Im a 31 year old software developer and my wife is a 28 year old economic analyst. Together we have a combined income of 140k a year and do not have kids. Over the past few years weve managed to save around 110k and have no debt. We both have remote jobs and 1 car which is paid off. Were looking to move to North Carolina and buy a home in the 250 - 300k range and stay in that area for a minimum of 5 years hopefully more.The only problem is the feedback that Im hearing from family and peers. Everyone is telling us to rent first and some are acting like buying a home in that price range would be a terrible idea. Keep in mind that we are coming from Pittsburgh where houses are dirt cheap so that may have skewed some peoples personal perception.My question is, with our current financial situation would buying a home at this point really be a bad decision like everyone is making it out to be? In our minds we did everything right up to this point but the majority of people are acting like were fools for buying instead of renting.  <response>: Maybe they dont know what your income is. It seems you can afford a 250-300k house on your combined incomes and with your large down payment. 