First home was their vacation home Mary McCarthy wasn't sure she wanted to buy a condo in Old Town. While considering a change from renting to owning, she loved her apartment but remembers thinking, "What I want at 29 is probably not what I want at 35." But what was she sure wouldn't change? Her lifelong goal to be able to visit a lakeside town harboring nostalgic memories of family summer vacations. So, while sharing her Chicago rent with ...