10-30-2015, 11:17 PM
Welcome to the forum. That's a nice start you have there!
About the housing part... the way I understand it is that you are looking to buy your own place. But why buy directly? It would make sense to me to rent for a while... it's a whole new world anyway moving out on your own. So at least give it a try by renting, that also allows you to continue investing (even if the rent does take a bite out of your income) and you will live debt free instead of having a huge mortgage. So give that a thought. I'm 26 too and I've pondered about buying many times now (I've been living on my own for 10 years already) but I still haven't found a place where I want to settle down in the long run so renting has worked well for me.
About the housing part... the way I understand it is that you are looking to buy your own place. But why buy directly? It would make sense to me to rent for a while... it's a whole new world anyway moving out on your own. So at least give it a try by renting, that also allows you to continue investing (even if the rent does take a bite out of your income) and you will live debt free instead of having a huge mortgage. So give that a thought. I'm 26 too and I've pondered about buying many times now (I've been living on my own for 10 years already) but I still haven't found a place where I want to settle down in the long run so renting has worked well for me.