<prompt> Human: So Im in the beginning phases of looking at homes to buy like Im just going to open houses in my budget to set my expectations. One of my parents sent me a listing on zillow that was above my projected budget. So I said that my SO and I are looking for a starter home we could theoretically afford on one income we can get a small but nice house for that. And this is the advice I got...But youre double income no kids, you can afford more and why move into a house that you are just going to outgrow anyway. A. We might not be no kids in a few yearsB. Though we plan on being double income for the foreseeable future we have learned that sometimes life throws you a curve ballC. We have other debtD. This is the exact kind of attitude that leads to people being house poorJust a rantEdit: Thank you all for your advice and support! Few things:1. we are looking for a place with at least three bedrooms room to grow if our family does2. Many of you have convinced me to get a house in the upper range of what i can afford on one income to reduce the liklihood of moving  <response>: Theres some logic to both sides of the argument.Buying a house that you are going to outgrow right away can be very expensive because of the high transaction costs of buying and selling a home, but you also dont want to be house poor.None of us have any idea what the budget you are actually looking at is, what the budget of the house they sent you was, or any of the details, so we really dont know. Arguments A and B could really be used for either side of this debate; the fact that you might not be no kids in a few years, and that life might throw you a curve ball unexpected no kids? are reasons why you should consider buying a house that meets not just your current needs, but that you could stay in for quite a while if end up not being able to move for a long time for example changes in the real estate market or underlying interest rates may make moving less attractive in a few years when you outgrow the starter house.None of this means that you should buy a house that is beyond your current means, or even a stretch for your current means. 