Re: My mom keeps putting me in awkward positions…
I really have to disagree with this thought of yours. Right now, the most utmost thing that should be on your plate is not investment, but the well being of your daughter, who is unfortunately right now in the middle of all the drama that is in your life. You have your entire life left to make an investment. What if a few months down the road you find a job in a different part of the city which will increase the commute for you? Or you decided to send your daughter a school that is not close to wherever you buy? Or you find a job in a different city, or even a different part of the world? Can you afford to either find time or someone to sell your house? Or if you decide to rent, can you afford to trust someone in your family to make sure they get the rent from the renters and make sure they don’t mess up your apartment? What if the area you can afford to buy an apartment in depreciates? There a lot of things to consider before investing in property right now, at the stage in life where you are right now. Sometimes renting is a better option than buying. For sure invest in property when you’re stable in your life, have completed your education, have a stable, long term job. Not when in your own words you don’t have money to your name.
That perhaps might be a better decision for you until you get some kind of income coming in. But I will again urge you to seriously look into renting for now, and not pin all your hopes into buying a place of your own.