Honestly, it's a bad time right now for buyers, and rents are high too. They say it's a buyer's market, but that's not really true, IMHO. Prices are still higher than the true value, and they will go down more (or inflation will increase to bring them down). Live as cheap as you can for now, and put money away!!! I did that for a long time... I'm an avocado farmer, despite that I am an ISO9001 certified electronics technician, and formerly licensed electrician. Those qualifications just don't get gainful work now.
Charles
Not entirely true. We just purchased a house for 80k less than what the seller paid for it 10 years ago.