When I was 19 years old, I had the opportunity to purchase a condo in downtown Kirkland for $100,000. I immediately said no. No one explain the process of buying a home to me, what the monthly payments would look like, if I’d even qualify for a mortgage or how to even find out. Truth be told, I likely could have afforded it and the payments likely would have only been a little bit more than my monthly rent at the time. Even if the payments would ...