*Tips and Tricks Underlined While my roommate was having a fit about AC (in late July 2016); I ended up chatting with the landlord. Turns out he was selling the other apartment; and showed it to me. He said $125k.  I said sold First of all, I don’t think your first purchase should be that complicated. You need to know the price and understand how much you can afford. I ended up purchasing my first home in October of 2016. It was in the same condominium complex. Additionally, I knew the area and the price was reasonable compared to the crazy studios in DC for $250k+. Reducing my expenses the year prior…