I'm at a crossroads. Kinda. I have to make a choice, and a pretty big choice at that.

To be a homeowner or not.

Remember how I'm living kinda illegally with my friend? Well, I've been looking for a new place to get out, but a lot of the apartments are $600 and over. And if I'm gonna pay that much, I might as well look into the possibility of getting a house and owning it so my monthly payments are going somewhere, and I can earn some equity.

The only thing I'm really worried about is having to actually pay for things that go wrong, which in all the places I've rented, have been pretty nonexistent. And what if, in 5 years or something, I decide I don't want to live in Sioux Falls anymore and I want to move to Omaha or something? I can't just pick up and move. Not as easily, anyway. But the chances of that are pretty slim, too. I mean, I have a job here, and my friends are here... for now. If they would leave, then I'd start panicking about wanting to get out.

But just thinking about having my own place. Mine. Sounds amazing. I can have my own garden, I can repaint the fuck out of all the rooms if I want, I can have pets and not worry about fees. I can do whatever the fuck I want. That aspect alone makes me want to just do it!

I've been looking at what's available, and there are actually a lot of choices. I just have to figure out how high I'm willing to go. I'd rather stick lower so I can pay the house off faster, but there are some awesome houses for a few thousand more! Ugh.