Both times I've bought property it's been expensive for me at the time and worked out to be a great decision. I bought about 80% of one peak and still managed to save a ton on rent even though I'm break even on the property. One I bought at a trough in 2013 but it was still a stretch for me. I've got about 8 times I felt I missed the boat and 2 so far have turned out to be a bad idea. Basically you have as many fomo opportunities for property as you have times you found a house that became more expensive later.

I've been hearing that I'll never be able to buy a house since I've been an adult.