"Oh, it was my old place. As a kid, I mean. I lived there until my ma died, so not just as a kid, I guess. But you were over a lot."
Honestly, it had sometimes felt like he and Bucky were the only ones living there, with Steve's mother so often working late or picking up extra shifts. At least, until she'd gotten sick.
He hadn't been able to afford it on his own for long after she'd died, but Bucky had been over a lot then, too, for as long as he'd had it.
Re: post-rescue (lemme know if this headcanon doesn't work!)
Honestly, it had sometimes felt like he and Bucky were the only ones living there, with Steve's mother so often working late or picking up extra shifts. At least, until she'd gotten sick.
He hadn't been able to afford it on his own for long after she'd died, but Bucky had been over a lot then, too, for as long as he'd had it.