lol smart parents...thats good you are saving but a house is a whole nother baby and based on where u live, how many children you are goin to have so you dont have to keep moving and moving(like i do,damn military) and so many variables deff do some research and plan ahead because today in this market its not goin to be easy and houses are cheap now but they wont be soon and this inflation that is happening because of the disaster in japan isnt goin to make it any easier as either just my two cents....but hey what do i know