He has asked me several times if could do certain things around the house to fit their lifestyle..

Never with more than one eviction.At some point this becomes a lifestyle for people and they play the system.

For me if it was a choice of him gone or some money I would want him gone but I wouldn't just roll over and give it all back.I think it's pretty clear that the break-ins are a result of his lifestyle.

If I roughly doubled the numbers above that would give her the flexibility to stay where she is, quit altogether or take a position that she thinks would be more fulfilling even if it involves a major paycut.Note this isn't as much the goals as it is getting to the point of just playing with the "house money" to build a better lifestyle rather than just being able to replace current living conditions.

stoney, i recommend going to a couple REI clubs on their free night: the rich club which is off hwy 290 and lu (lifestyles unlimited). go on the free intro nights and take a pen and paper. take copious notes and ask questions and get business cards and pamplets. then at the end of each seminar, leave quickly because they will try to sell you very expensive memberships which will not help you anymore than getting free information here on biggerpockets. i have done this many times and have numerous notes, information, phone numbers and business cards that i use in my rei.

However, if the plan were to work out how we were hoping it would, the upside would be far greater than the downside ever will be.2) My wife and I have always lived on the lower income and saved the higher one, so leaving my job wasn't going to affect our daily lifestyle in anyway, which was very important for me.

I began listening to podcast of "Lifestyles Unlimited", but have turned to the BP Podcast.

Your suggestion to determine the lifestyle you want to lead and then build strategies based on that really resonated.

I'm living in one of my half-done rehabs at the moment (long story), but even after all these years of being in real estate, it's refreshing to be reminded that I'm not the only one who sometimes makes uncomfortable lifestyle changes, with the end goal in mind.Newbies can learn a lot from the more experienced investors here on BP, but I think everyone can really benefit from the Newbies' posts, being reminded of why we first started it all.

I want to get into this lifestyle as quickly as possible and I have been researching quite a bit.