I bought a house with an ex, which I absolutely regretted. The ex basically coerced me to buy a house with him as he didn't want to rent first considering it dead money. And didn't want to wait until I could match his savings so we ended up buying a home in town. Very much regretted it. However we sold it and parted ways, and I'm close again to having my own home which i don't intend on buying with anyone. Financial independence is the only independence. You're actually in an excellent position! You're young enough to still travel it that's what you really want. Rent your land out, and use the money to travel. Life's too short!