<prompt> Human: So my parents have been living in the South Bay area since they immigrated 25 years ago but never really invested. Theyve gone through one bankruptcy from purchasing a home in the 2008 housing crisis. Theyve recovered but theyve been renting ever since. They both work service jobs and make a total income of 80k. They qualify for a 300k home but everywhere in the South Bay is over 500k so theres nothing to buy at their price range and have been searching for 2-4 years.If I help them with my credit they qualify for a 500k house but I dont want to have my credit stuck with their house purchase. They both have okay credit but cant afford the prices the houses cost. Ive been telling them to move out of state to buy a home cheaper than living in the bay. Most of my family lives in the bay and thats the main reason they dont want to move. Id love to help them but I dont want to help them sign into a house they cant afford. What can I do to help them? Assistant: Unfortunately they cant afford to buy in the bay area and likely never will. There is NOTHING wrong with that though. The vast majority of us cant!Human: But what can you do when the city youve lived in all your life has increased in price to buy a home. Just start from scratch in another state? Especially at their age. Theyre both close to 50yo  <response>: Is this a typo? Im in my forties and consider myself to be, compared to my past, in my prime! Its not like theyre practically dead or anything. It would be better to start from scratch now than when theyre nearly 70, just sayin. Now some sixty-five year old is going to come along and tell me theyre also doing great. 