It has been 12 years since Amber and I purchased our first house.
We were babies, and exploited the financial collapse to buy a house we otherwise wouldn't have been able to afford.
I don't say this often enough, so let me say it here:
I am moderately successful, almost entirely due to luck.
I got a few lucky breaks. I managed to capitalize on them. I've worked hard, don't get me wrong, but hard work is rarely enough and I've been incredibly lucky.