and he also said he and his wife "deserved" to own a nice home... because their parents owned homes at the same age... their parents probably started out small, with what they could really afford and then upgraded through the years... this couple wanted the nice townhouse and nice neighborhood and nice vacations all at once, before they could afford it... for some reason they think they "deserve" it...
Very true.
Although, to be fair... 460k IS a “small starter home” nowadays in MontCo. When their parents bought, they probably paid $55,000 or less...on incomes of $20kish.