Deep down I knew from the beginning I knew I wanted to later on invest my money into real estate so I ditched the SMMA thing to pursue real estate (just a day ago).

Apple can't make money and will ditch the product.  

But real estate allowed my wife to ditch employment, be a stay at home mom, went back to school, since we had income to do it.Currently, my older girl is graduating college, and my younger one is starting.

No doubt you could speak for hours and not actually say anything of substance One suggestion-  Ditch the touched up portrait and get a picture of you next  to your Lamborghini (you know the one you rent by the hour)  and you have it made ! 

So how do I uplevel without ditching the people I love? 

I literally started digging ditches out of high school to build some income Immedietly.

I don't know how to ditch the urge.

Before I consider this loan anyway, my father is going to cosign the mortgage as a last ditch effort to secure a conventional loan, which will involve paying about $8k in closing costs, and if that financing doesn't get approved, I have someone who may be interested in being a 50% partner in this deal."

But, when they don't....you better have some equity left you can borrow against, or a bunch of money left in the bank, etc.Like I said, I don't think anything I say will get you to see my point of view, but for what it's worth, that's my last ditch effort. 

He became a devout born-again, ditched all his gambling buddies and started spending all his time in church.