There's gotta be a class out there that teaches some of this very basic stuff.What I do admire is the folks that realize they are in over their heads and start searching for a mentor.  

I admire your spunk.

Hello @Krista Goodrich, Really admire the fact that you've set long and short term goals.

Hey guys been secretly stalking (um I mean secret admirer!)

Leverage your savings as much as possible, rather than keeping it tied up in illiquid equity.I admire your courage!

It seemed to me that real estate was a fairly common denominator between all of the people I admired.  

I truly admire you for thinking about your future at that age - you could be doing what the average 15yr old does like getting yourself in trouble.

I admired Arin's willingness to learn.

I've done way worse and I admire the landlords that don't mind jumping in and do real work when needed.

If this is a real scenario put your million in a diversified fund with low management fees (I like Vanguard's admiral S&P index fund) and collect long-term average returns of 70-80k a year without having to do any of the work.Or, even better, leverage your money and buy up $5M in real estate that cash flows well and also pays down your principal.