<prompt> Human: Hi! Strange situation here. Ive been renting a house for a couple years now and have a friendship with my landlady. My lease is currently month to month. She had previously stated that we could continue living here as long as we liked, as she no longer lives in our city. My plan was to knock out the rest of my debt 3000 credit card debt, 7000 personal loan and then leave this city. However, she called me this week to let me know someone has asked to see the house. The house is not listed for sale online, and she has asked several times if wed like to buy it. She mentioned in this phone conversation that without selling this house she is unable to purchase a place where shes currently living. Several family members have suggested that I purchase the house, stay for a couple more years and then sell it for a profit. I know nothing about buying a house and it seems counter intuitive to buy a house that I dont intend to live in. My alternative is to try to find a new place to rent; I really like living here as I have two dogs and this house has a fenced in yard. Is buying this house a wise financial decision? TLDR: Landlady is allowing someone to walk through the house although its not currently listed for sale. I am worried about where I will live if they buy it and family thinks I should buy instead, although my plan is to move out of this area within the next 5 years. Is this a good idea?  <response>: If you want to treat buying this house like an investment you need to understand how that particular housing market is doing. Otherwise it would be like investing in a company whose industry you know nothing about. 