Thought I'd point out it's quite risky to purchase something when you can't change jobs w/o moving. Yeah, in a hot market you might get away with it, but often

Thought I'd point out it's quite risky to purchase something when you can't change jobs w/o moving. Yeah, in a hot market you might get away with it, but often downturns cause layoffs or other reasons to change job and you can end up eating the house. If you are near retirement or in a job-rich area, go for it if you can. But we've lost money on all houses but the current one over the decades.