<prompt> Human: Hello. I have been living with my parents and working since I was 23. Its been a great way to save money but I really want to get out on my own. Im in a very expensive housing market but I dont want to live in an apartment. The constant noise and lack of space sounds worse than continuing to live at home. Would it be crazy to buy a small run down cottage to live in for a few years until I got married?age: 26income: 60,000 10,000 to 15,000 in overtime.assets: 15,000 cash, 18,000 i bonds, 130,000 in stocks and bonds.debts: none1 bedroom apartment rent: 1,500 with utilities1 or 2 bedroom cottage: 100,000 to 150,000 we have abnormally high property taxes, probably 5,000 to 7,000.Has anyone done this? Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.edit: Im also eligible for 7,500 from the state if I buy a house. I will probably make too much in the next few years to qualify for it later.Assistant: Have you ever lived in apartment? Nice ones are quiet and can have a lot of space. Not trying to persuade you either way, just letting you know apartments are actually quite niceHuman: No, Ive only lived in the dorms at college. I was constantly woken up late at night, I had make sure I was quiet. Maybe dorms are just a bad example of apartment living.  <response>: Dorms cant be compared to apartments ; believe me lol 