Have a girlfriend who only ever had to rent in the best part of town, bought $200 shoes (unfortunately you cant buy anything decent under that - talking 2001) I bought my own house (in a really crappy neighbourbood) and she openly rubbished the suburb (one can only live on the East side of town). Finally, when she shifted to Perth I talked her into buying, which admittedly she went into huge debt because she had to live on the river (last $10,000 on credit card which made my blood run cold) but, 6 years on its now tripled and probably worth $700,000, so some finally listen.