I still really want to own my own plane, and part of this was really
motivated by the high rental costs in my neighborhood, but today I
actually went out to a local neighborhood in person and found an FBO
that wasn't listed anywhere who rents 152s for as low as $50 an hour, I
just have to have my own insurance. At that cheap, I'm having a hard
time making the numbers work in my favor unless I go over 100 hours a
year. I think I'll rent in the beginning to make some time and see
what happens.

Thanks everyone for your help! I'm sure I'll be back here in a few
months saying "Wait, wait, I changed my mind. I'm gonna buy".

Thanks!