While family's typically don't want to move during the school year, your professionals take new jobs or are ready to move anytime of year.  

I am in the Houston area and my primary goal is to become financially free and look to enjoy more quality time with my family as I do want to move away from the day to day desk job.

I would send this to the insurance commission in FLA and they will investigate I am sure.. that would be easier than the FBI as those guys basically just go for the big fish and this guy in the scope of things is  just a tad pole. hey great job everyone.. 

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

Pay a tuition for a degree that would take me 2 yrs and then who knew how long it would take to find a job or 2.

If he is in fact well versed on the tax side of the real estate world, tell him he needs to find a better paying job!

My job and Direct2Deals is not to sell you on the dream of real estate investing..My job is to provide motivated seller leads to real estate investors at a scalable cost per acquisition.

It does not mean someone who opens a business, and doesn't necessarily mean your created or invented something new.It means you are First a Visionary, and Second willing to take the risk.Many people who are responsible, got a great job, saved money, and then want to run a real estate business - are very risk averse (opposite of Entrepreneurism).

I’m not super keen on having long-term tenants in a single-family home in California, but I’m open to advice on that.The house is in decent shape but could use new flooring, a paint job, and potentially heating and/or central AC, as well as blocking/taking out the existing fireplaces (don't love the idea of fireplaces in a rental). 

Kenny, first I would like to say, huge admiration for you!