My lease will be up in just under 4 months and from what I understand, they will be raising the rent again (it's gone up every year I have lived there for the last 3 years).

I'm already paying almost $1000/month in rent and there are so many houses on the market in the area for pretty reasonable prices considering what they were priced at just a few years ago, I can't not buy a house now. I just can't see paying more than $1000/month in rent.

Already been pre-approved for the mortgage, so now I just have to find a place. So, if all goes well, in less than 2 months I'll be in my very first house.