Depending on how much you put down, your mortgage payment could be fairly close to what you pay in rent. Here’s a link to a mortgage calculator. You can compare rent to buy, see how you’d qualify and just get the numbers.

Something to think about – but not for long:
Interest rates are going up. And rates, of course, make a huge difference in what your monthly payment will be. Bottom line: if you buy early, you’ll pay less.