What to buy?

I had a really good chat with my parents tonight about my desire to buy a place and move out. It was calm. No yelling. Quite strange :P

It feels really good to be able to talk about leaving the house without fighting with my parents, and them understanding why I want to. I want my independence, I want to be downtown again, and I want to invest in property when I'm young. Today we were talking about how much money I had, and also what to buy. Condo? Townhouse condo? A house? There's nothing I want more than to own a house downtown, but that costs A LOT of money. Right now, I don't see myself leaving Toronto. The more I travel to other cities around North America, the happier I am to come home. Not that the places I go to are terrible, but rather those cities don't offer what Toronto has to offer. At this point, I think when I'm ready to start looking, I will keep my options and look for the best deal.