It depends on your plans and finances. If you are anticipating staying in the area for ~5+ years buying could be a good option. But it also depends on your financial situation. The best thing to do is speak with a lender to get PreApproved and see how much cash you would need to bring to the table and what monthly payments would look like so you can really compare the numbers to rental costs

Based in monthly costs then renting is better. If you want to buy then look up the neighborhood price trends in zillow or redfin to see if the yoy price increases are higher than average price increases.

100% depends on your financial situation and whether or not you plan to stay in the area for years. If you do plan on staying in the area, you don't have an insane amount of monthly debts, and you've been in your job or career field for 2+ years, you're golden. If you're all set, why would you wanna pay someone else's mortgage? Don't be afraid to start out with a starter home either, so many people these days have unrealistic expectations & wanna buy their dream home as a first time homebuyer.

Depends on your goals and situations! But in a nutshell- renting you're paying someone else's mortgage... buying you're paying down your own! Never a wrong time to buy tho if it works for you, you don't have to buy just cuz everyone else is doing it. Better to rent than to be house poor. Better to own if decision paralysis is the reason you wait. So truly just depends on you 😊