Some folks had really nasty childhoods and family lives that resulted in poor choices from the teenage years into their twenties .

Purchase price: $100,000 Cash invested: $30,000 Much to my wife's dismay, we bought my childhood home off my parents for an extremely discounted price.

It’s actually my childhood home, my parents are just trying to get out of their current mortgage on it so that they can begin building their new dream home.

I also recently got married and excited for all the years ahead with my bride, my rock, my treasure.My goal is to be able to replace my current monthly income with real estate investing in 5 years.

Since then, about 5 years, a few of my childhood friends have kicked around the idea of starting our own REI company.

I come from Utah, where I spent my childhood.

I have my Early Childhood Degree and I teach a Pre-K class.

I'm just a dumb ole retired guy that loves to surf, globe trot, walk the city streets and sandy beaches with my lovely bride of 41 years and hang with my 5 kids and 14 grandkiddies at Disneyland every chance we have.

Up until my junior year in high school, with a couple of exceptions, I would consider my childhood "normal."

-I recently bought a coop apartment when my Mom passed away suddenly (this was my childhood home)--I have a problem tenant.In December 2018, my Mom passed away suddenly and the owner of the coop wanted to sell the apartment fast--he offered private financing so I bought it.