Should I go to first-tier cities to work hard if I can't afford a house?

Hard work is not necessarily related to buying a house. Hard work is hard work, buying a house is buying a house.

In first-tier cities, you can't stop working hard because you can't afford a house. On the contrary, only by working hard in first-tier cities can you buy a house earlier, because first-tier cities have more opportunities to make money and higher income.

Even if you can't afford to buy a house in the first-tier cities in the end, you can consider buying a house in your hometown or surrounding second-and third-tier cities.

In a word, hard work is indispensable. If you can't afford a house in a first-tier city, you don't have to be too reluctant. Some things in the house are flexible. The answer to life is never choice, so don't set limits for yourself.

Personal opinion, for reference only.