Rent apartment or buy house

[Zach Shrader]

Hi all, I'm in a bit of a pickle I've been living in my moms basement trying to save some money and it isn't working out quite the way I wanted it to as I'm not saving much money, and we fight all the time. Anyways I need to get out of there and my only option is to either buy a house or rent an apartment. If I bought a house I could buy cheap and flip and live in it over time until I can sell it for more. I really wanted to buy a duplex or triplex but I haven't found anything promising I do however know of a 4 bed 2 bath single family in decent shape for sale. So anyways what do you all think, buy a house or live in an apartment cause I need a place to live. Lol. I don't have time to search for the best deals I need a place quick and I have a girlfriend and a son. Some advice would be really appreciated because I want to get into REI so I figured a fix and flip wouldn't be bad for a first to get my foot in the door.