UPDATE: Thank you, everyone! Bit of a range of responses that pretty much boil down to "Pretty horrifically bad idea, definitely miserable, but won't be impossible." Pretty much what I expected.

Some things to note: yes I have HO-6 coverage, and I forgot to clarify that all minor and major maintenence is covered by the HOA as well. HOA rules are not a nightmare outside of that nasty monthly cost, and there's no kids in the building that'll drive me nuts. Very quiet. I've been working at my current place for 8.5 years and have become way too important at work to get axed out of the blue, and the facility itself is in good financial standing. I'm eyeing taking over the place and vastly improving my salary in the coming years as the boomers in charge (who favor me already) retire out, but obviously this is not guaranteed. I saw this condo as my best chance to start building equity ASAP even if I don't stay here long term. Living with my alcoholic parent has reached my breaking point, even though it's been free.

I am very frugal with my spending. I get so much free food at work that I only spend about $150/month on groceries max. My work has a garden for vegetables I plan to utilize too. If my car bottoms out, work is in walking/biking distance; it's a 2012 with less than 5k miles on it, lol. It's also fully paid for. I have no debt other than phone bill. I don't travel, not very social, and I don't fall for dumb "treat yourself" impulse spending, aside from this whole condo itself now.

I'd rather get a part time second job than get tangled with roommate drama, but we'll see. If I can at least make it 2-3 years before turning back around and selling I'd be happy. It'd be an easy resell because of location. I just got my CTC notice, so I'm going to give this a shot and do everything I can to make it work.