i cant really complain much, I'm in a 1800 square foot house with unfinished basement, full attic, new windows put in last year. Only one bathroom, 3 bedrooms, computer room, living room, dining room, kitchen, library, and it's me and 2 of my buddies. One of my housemates is the homeowner's brother. She won a settlement against the pharmaceutical company that made phenphen for a couple million. She used to live with us but she bought a big house in the suburbs and is renting to us for cheap instead of selling because the market is shit right now. So i got another friend to move in and we basically cover the mortgage and taxes for $700 a month. That's dirt cheap. Most 800 sq ft 2 br apartments in this area go for about $700 a month. I wouldn't buy a house right now, it's totally not worth it for me because I might move to another city within the next 5 years, and my total monthly living expenses with rent, utilities, internet, and dish network is under $400 a month which is only a couple days work for me so it frees up money for other fun things.