One of the things that is missed so much is that CapEx doesn't happen in real life the way it does in a spreadsheet.

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

I think my skills in mental health counseling and healthcare management are going to be surprisingly relevant to real estate investing (at least I hope so). 

There is no guarantee that the numbers will pencil out in real life so that is on you.

I would also evaluate where you are at in life in regards to kids?

It's sad because because I feel people pay for their mistakes but can be held accountable for life even after living a normal life for more than 15 years. 

Your situation is different than the majority of people on the boards and the general population; you have a paycheck for life. 

For the most part its just health and safety items, which are items we should have remedied anyways.As someone else mentioned, biggest thing to avoid is having the house tagged as vacant which the city will do if it sits empty for too long (handful of months, grass not cut, etc).

Mortgage pay down alone will go from about 1.23% to 6.9% per year over the life of a 30 year loan.