My life situation is probably a lot different from yours. All kids grown up and independent. My wife left me and we sold our townhouse back in February. So it's just me, myself and I in a rental condo. No plans to buy again.

I understand you don't want to make an expensive mistake, but things always change, there are no perfect solutions.

But I would say, I don't think buying a house is ever a bad idea. I think buying a condo is risky, if anything happens to the building and they have to increase the fees, that directly impacts the value of your property.

My life situation is probably a lot different from yours. All kids grown up and independent. My wife left me and we sold our townhouse back in February. So it's just me, myself and I in a rental condo. No plans to buy again.