Just a quick little follow up:

I misspoke when I said my dad didn't agree. He actually does agree as does my mom with our decision to go condo first. It's a good little starter pad that can be affordable. We can make changes if we'd like and sell whenever.

Thanks Dino for the warning on taxes etc.. Ive been taking most of that into account in my calculations of how broke we'd be.

So we went to check out the condo last night with our parents. We spent a good hour there checking everything out. We weighed the pros (numerous) and cons (maybe 3) and as of this morning we decided we would probably try and make a low offer to see what they say back. The place is modern, but unfortunately has a small spare bedroom. This may be a problem when we try and resell it later, but really we would only need the spare bedroom for an office or a baby/child room when the time comes. The only thing that really bothers us (mostly me) is that this place has a nice balcony in the back, but to get to it you have to go through the master bedroom It's nice for us to have q balcony outside our room but it can be annoying if we want to throw a BBQ. It's not a big deal but its still something that's making me say "Let's go for it 100%". The other side is that most (if not all) of the places we have been looking at didn't have a balcony close to that size. This one is actually about 2x as wide as most other balconys. It has enough room for a BBQ and patio set.

Don't worry Nelson, you can stay at my place when u come down

Regarding "sowing my wild oats" that's not what I want to do. I know Sheree is very easy going and will be a joy to live with (most of the time ), I feel like I need independence, something you have all had. It's less about freedom and more about responsibility. I want to know what it's like to have to rely solely on myself, for cooking cleaning etc. Look at it this way, I've been with Sheree for 13 years and have been home for 25. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with her but i feel like I'm missing out on a crucial step of being a adult. I know it sounds stupid but it's something I've always said and wanted to do. It's not necessary but it would definitely be a bonus.

I completely understand the idea of sharing in this new experience together but the way I look at it, we're going to be sharing plenty of things for the first time together, what does it matter when we do it. Just because I live on my own before I get married doesn't make the experience less important. We're going to be freaking MARRIED. Sheree would definitely only move in once we're married, and we see each other a lot less than most people would think cause our schedules rarely coincide.

Anyways, those are my two cents. I'll talk to you later.

-Jason