At that age I was busy smoking weed and feeling insecure. 

If you are under age 59 1/2, there is an additional 10% penalty.Bottom line is that we strongly recommend against using IRA funds to purchase a house you wish to have personally in teh future.  

When preparing for the inevitable costs, always make sur you know the age/condition of your big ticket items.Roof, plumbing, windows, electrical, HVAC, foundation 

Due to age of owner's (70+), money to be made selling ( rapid increase in equity), change in the market area (over crowded beaches/Pigeon Forge strip) and life changes (divorces/death) the owner occupied/2nd home owners sold. 

Your best bet might be to go to local investor workshops and then find someone very successful where they might take the time to help you out IF they feel you are truly motivated to listen and take action with direction as given.At some point as people age they do want to pay it forward helping others but not those with low motivation or want the easy answers in life with massive results.  

Pick up a side “gig” to make extra money above and beyond your income…don’t let pride get in the way (I did when I was your age; new car, nice clothes, one job because I “went to school” to work one job; BS).

Unless we note otherwise in the listing information or disclosures, we fix everything that is broken or not functioning properly, but we have had several recent requests that are expensive and I'm interested in your experience in handling things like:- this roof is old and we're worried that we may have to replace it (was inspected by roofer and determined to be functioning properly)- there are screens missing from some of the windows and we would like you to add them- we're concerned about the drainage and would like you to add gutters- the AC unit is old (age disclosed in disclosure docs, was tested by HVAC guy and running fine) So do you budget for this type of concession, do you "meet in the middle" or do something else?  

Before the age of 25 I would like to acquire at least one property within a mile from campus.

With a solo 401k plan, each spouse can contribute $53,000 and each can contribute a catch-up amount of $6,000 if age 50 or older.

I became deaf at the age of around 5 years old and had a choclear implant.