That mental switch allowed us to find a great 2-family house-hack opportunity in Bayonne, NJ, and also led me to an amazing career change -- I've been a full-time NJ Realtor for 2.5 years now and have helped many BiggerPockets folks find their first house-hacks -- a good % coming from NYC.  

She said this dog is her emotional support dog and then gave me a letter from her mental health provider. 

I’ve been down that road, and the constant manual updates get exhausting.

Your Mental Health.

We found evidence of mental health and familial issues, all sorts of debt, IRS issues, and even YouTube videos showing a life in disarray. 

The biggest thing right now is to stop putting up mental blocks—you can achieve success as a mom of 3, but it’s crucial to push past the mindset of failure.

This will probably be unpopular but you should save for a few more years even if you save enough for your down payment, if you are exhausting all your savings, you will struggle with any unexpected repairs.

Thank you for the mental check on that.  

We have walked away from several properties while looking and still do it today so I understand the FOMO or exhaustion of looking around trying to make something work.There will always be another place to check out.

Also, buying from a senile old man without an attorney can be a costly affair, simply because the contract signed by someone who lacks basic mental abilities is considered null and void in the eyes of law.