The house that I saw back during the film fest, the one I fell in love with, the one that keeps showing up in my dreams, the one that is close to my price range...if only I had any money...that house is still on the market, and the price has come down a couple thousand.

Alas, having no savings and a lot of debt after several bad years means that no matter how reasonably it is priced, it may as well cost a million. I don't have a downpayment, and I can't afford what the mortgage would cost without a downpayment.

Time to start playing the lottery?