I've come to believe that really what should determine your choice to buy a house or condo comes down just to circumstance or the leaning of your preference. If

I've come to believe that really what should determine your choice to buy a house or condo comes down just to circumstance or the leaning of your preference. If your tendency is to want a comfortable space that you can make your own, then make that your goal. Likewise if you have innumerable familial or professional long term constraints. If however most of your interests have nothing to do with being stationary and modifying or maintaining your home, then that pretty well points you in a different direction. Likewise again if you have no hard long-term constraints. You can look to other things like financial capability or potential investment returns, but I think the other considerations are more critical.