<prompt> Human: Hey guys, just looking for some advice or tips or anything really to help me feel like Im not drowning.I make approx 52kyear working full time and approx 6kyear working additional part time. Im married and my wife makes 48k a year.I have minimal debt, approx 10k in savings emergency and house fund, some bullion and bitcoin 10k worth.Last year I managed to save 5000 that I was planning on using as a down payment to buy a house. Last year in this same time period housing went up approx 160,000.Honestly what the fuck do I do? Its 700k for anything even reasonably suited for myself, and thats going to be right out of my price range. Im extremely frustrated. Anyone have any suggestions?Assistant: you could maybe try a condo? it might not be ideal space-wise but you could build up some equity in it and maybe have enough to eventually buy a houseHuman: Yeah thats the problem, space. I need to upgrade and a condo would only be a downgrade.Assistant: Why do you need more space? Are you planning on children?Human: I have a lot of stuff now that Im unable to utilize because of space. General comfort is a concern now, as well as the expansion to include my hobbies.  <response>: Sometimes you cant have it all. If you want to utilize your stuff, move somewhere else because your hobbies are more important than the city. If instead you want to utilize the city you love, youll find a way to stay here in a smaller home. In this ludicrous market, those are the current options. 