Our living room was becoming a storage closet. We were even embarrassed to entertain company in this disaster zone we called home. Trust me, that's no way to live. To make matters worse, we were expecting our first child. Don't get me wrong, our daughter was a great blessing, but the problem was we had no space in our small apartment. Plus, it was becoming increasingly frustrating shelling out $1,100 a month with nothing to show for it but an overcrowded apartment and some rent receipts. We knew that paying $1,100 in rent is equival...