<prompt> Human: I currently live with my parents, but I really want to buy a house within the next year, and then get married a year later after my girlfriend finishes college. The thing is, i dont know if it would be worth it for me to buy my own place as soon as I find what we want, or if I should wait until my future wife has a job and can help with the bills. My parents are perfectly fine with letting me live at home as long as I need, which I know is saving me a lot of money. So should I continue banking my money until it is closer to the time when my girlfriend can move in we will not be living together until we are married, or should I get a head start now? I am interested in an older inexpensive house, even kind of a fixer-upper my dad is a carpenter and handyman and at least 2 acres of land in a rural setting. Thanks in advance for any advice!EDIT: spaces between paragraphs.  <response>: You got a good mindset, bud, but I would highly recommend you and your lady living together before marriage. Its a completely new side of a relationship and I dont want you stuck. 