Within three years of college, I could probably buy a house on my own in Pittsburgh or many other areas in America's vast middle, even putting 20% down. Heck,

Within three years of college, I could probably buy a house on my own in Pittsburgh or many other areas in America's vast middle, even putting 20% down. Heck, my friend bought a house in Seattle within six months of graduating. He's leveraged as hell, but has a job at Amazon and is renting rooms to friends.