Punish your cash flow with a house now, and you will thank yourself later. Often, you can swing things so that your mortgage is little more than a nice apartment. In my case, at least, I could be living in a crappy 2 person apartment, or live in a 2000 sq ft home....for the same monthly payment. But whereas all of my apartment rent would be disappearing into the ether, an ever-increasing percentage of my mortgage payment is going directly to the house...creating equity.
Think of it this way, soon enough your pocket book will recover from the down payment and you'll be left with a garage, a space to make the woman happy, and equity
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