There is no single right answer. Here is how to think it through for your situation.
How long will you stay?
The longer your horizon, the more buying tends to make sense, because you spread closing costs over more years and build equity instead of paying rent.
Flexibility versus stability
Renting keeps you flexible; buying locks in your housing cost and gives you control over the home. Weigh which matters more right now.
Run your real numbers
Try our mortgage estimate on the Buy page, then talk to us. We will walk through the full picture for your budget and goals.