""When you get to Manhattan, you've made it in New York," the Brooklyn native told Business Insider."
""I realized, 'Wow, this is only going to go up.'""
""We have to acknowledge our privilege," Nathanson said."
""We're two high-income professionals, but even then, I still feel like more people can do it than may realize it.""
Alexander Nathanson and Josette Chang bought a Midtown East co-op after marrying in 2018 to secure Manhattan living and avoid rising rent. The couple paid off their mortgage in September 2024, leaving only the co-op maintenance fee as a housing expense for the past year and a half. Chang left her finance job and began early retirement in 2024, and Nathanson reduced his hospital hours to work part time as an obesity-medicine physician. As of February 2026 they live comfortably on Nathanson's part-time salary and have investments available if needed. Early high incomes, minimal student debt, and aggressive saving enabled their financial flexibility.
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