I have a nice baby blue one that I don't know what to do with.

Finding investments that fit your lifestyle and marriage is key....maybe just a single family with an accessory is a baby step to see the rent checks coming in...

Honestly for us there was no quick fix. it was baby steps and watching every penny/living frugally. 

My wife and I are both teachers, and she is having a new baby.  

I admire and have lots of respect for anyone who is in business for themselves, it's not easy to keep your head above the financial waters, while paying taxes, taking care of production and baby sitting employees.As business people this is why we need real estate to shelter our business income and to have a cash flow back-up for the times when cash flow is low in our businesses.Good luck.....Charles

Steve Vaughan She's not moving to have a fancier house...they need more room, for baby.

Stocks and bonds, medical equipment, food and grocery, pretty much any retail item, cars, clothes, real estate... they all have their middlemen.Investing in real estate, especially wholesaling, has become wildly popular within the last 5 years.

Are you looking to sell this baby off or hold it for a while? 

Everything from getting married, having babies, getting a new job, folks dying, getting divorced, going to a nursing home or long term care, bankruptcy, moving out of state, etc.

Then she asks if I need to get into the daughters rooms, so she could have them pick their clothes off the floor.