I suggest renting something that you would actually consider buying. The rental would be only about 1/2 the cost of owning. That way you have the lifestyle but not the responsibility.
Since there’s such a great discrepancy between renting and owning, now is the time to rent where you would want to live. For the cost of the interest on a mortgage, you could rent in a much nicer neighborhood than you could afford to buy. Why not rent something nice and let the owner subsidize your lifestyle?
