Shortly after I was married, my HCBW and I decided to by a home. It was a foreclosure and I had to fix it up. I bought for $71,900 in 2006.
I went to tell my mom that we were buying our first home. She asked me why I would do that and told me it was a huge waste of money.
Idk what leads to this sort of thinking, but I’m really glad I never listened to her financial advice. Or the OP, for that matter.