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What I did:
I'm 30 years old. The last couple years, I've been in a Penthouse. It's a decent size of 2200 sq feet. It's a beautiful place and has lots of perks. For 1-3 years, you'll love everything about it but as time goes by, little things will irk you: elevator to the car, the distance from your car to the garage, bringing groceries up, walking to grab the mail, having to go down to the ground floor to let people in, etc. My suggestion: Rent the Penthouse if possible and enjoy it's perks until you decide you need more to yourself.
2 years later, I'm moving into a much larger home. I'm looking forward to having a yard, my own garage, etc. But also realize I now have a little girl, I am married and I've lived the penthouse life for a couple years. Overall, the home purchase may be the best from an investment standpoint, as a penthouse is a really niched dwelling.
Summary: Get into that penthouse and enjoy the shit out of it! You have plenty of time to want to move to the burbs. Who knows: Maybe the penthouse living is what you want for good, but you'll never know to you take the plunge.
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