I think the only thing that made it possible for my wife and I was very good timing. We bought a house that was bank-owned just after the housing market collaps

I think the only thing that made it possible for my wife and I was very good timing. We bought a house that was bank-owned just after the housing market collapsed 15 years or so ago. If that major reset hadn't happened, I can't imagine we'd have been able to buy anything bigger than a backyard shack.