Is it smarter to buy a more expensive house with 20% down or a cheaper house with 30% down?

But good fiscal planning is to get rid of debt that isn't producing income (student loans, auto loans, credit card debt, etc) There is always a deal on a house out there and if the situation is correct you can even build your dream home sometimes cheaper than buying, based on where you chose to live.

Leviton are cheaper.

The C class assets that you can buy for cheaper will have better cash flow, but the competition is very high and increasing daily, so you'll have to be prepared to look diligently and patiently.

We really like the envelopes at the below link, but are trying to find a cheaper alternative.

It was cheaper for him than buying a food truck.

On paper the existing homes route seems cheaper (but not cheap like $15k-$20k like I see some posters talk about here! 

The cost was much cheaper when I went to school so it made a lot of sense, but today I really think new HS graduates need to think deep and hard about the financial decision.  

I know that its more about finding a good deal and doing the right research to make sure your investment will return a good cash flow, but for someone who is just getting his feet wet it might be smart to start with some cheaper investments.

Yours is way cheaper than what mine was so you may be going the no finance route.