<prompt> Human: Hello, My wife and I are in our early 20s both working full time, and we are looking to buy a house in the Mid-Missouri area. The problem is, we arent sure how long we are going to stay in the area. It could be anywhere from 2-10 years, but probably on the shorter side, 3-4 years.I have done some research on buying a house and only living in it less than 5 years, and I see varying views on whether it makes sense financially. Hopefully the PF community can help us weigh proscons of buying a house and only living in it less than 5 years. Unfortunately, we would only be able to put down 10k right now to leave a fair amount in our bank account in case of emergency.Together we make 81k gross, about 62k net annually. I have 13k in student loans left with an average interest rate of 4. We have one car loan at 3.25 interest rate, about 8k left. Our current rent is 840 monthly, and that includes utilities. Im paying our loans more aggressively, so 650month to student loans and 500month to the car loan. We are saving in between 1k-1.3kmonthly after expenses, so 3.8k monthly expenses. Both of our credit scores are above 750.Summary: Wife and I looking to buy a home in Mid-Missouri, but may only live in it less than 5 years. Is it worth it financially to do this?  <response>: Depending on your closing costs and how long you own it, the chance that you make money on the deal isnt that high. People imagine they are building equity, but you start out in the hole after closing costs, and then selling costs make it worse at the end of the term. 