<prompt> Human: A few years ago, I was shopping for a house. Ive always wanted to live in a certain neighbourhood, and found the perfect home in the area. While I certainly could afford it, but I decided not to as Id have to commit to a large mortgage loan. Instead, I settled for my second option, a smaller home in a nearby town, thinking as my income increase and my finances improve over the years, I could sell off this house, and go for my dream one.Fast forward a few years, my income and finances have improved. BUT, my dream home has increased in price, and I still need to take on a large mortgage loan to afford it. To make things worse, the house I ended up buying has stagnated in value over the years. Now, Im beating myself up for settling for number 2, thinking maybe I shouldve took the large loan to get my dream home, now Im stuck with a bad investment, and my dream home is getting further away. Im just ranting at this point, maybe someone can talk some sense into me so I wont be feeling so inclined to be making a rash decision.  <response>: None of those factors were in your control, except buying a house you didnt plan to live in for five years. 