I am stepping into this field from experience in health field , I hope to learn from you all  .

My 2 biggest concerns are having enough money stashed away to survive while we get a business going, (although I would not have a problem with picking up a cashiers job somewhere so we would have health insurance) and the financing to buy the business.

neither myself or my wife are working because of her health and my circumstances have taken me out of my normal occupation of driving truck, so at this time i only work part time and have a lot of time to learn what i can to start investing....  

I am looking forward to learning even more from the BP site but more so from this amazing community.I currently work for a non-profit with a focus on health and wellness, youth development and social responsibility.  

We are far from perfect, and our winters are not everyone’s favourite climate, but on an international level it is hard to beat the safety, opportunity, education, health care, natural resources, and financial stability which Canada has to offer.

I am sure there are people with health problems, job problems, divorces, deaths in the family, etc where ever you are.

I am a home health physical therapist and I drive around rural ala alabama all day and know small cities very well that most would not. 

I am being presented with quite the dilemma and I'd like to poll the BP community to decide what I'm going to do:I currently have a tenant in one of my smaller units that consistently pays late.

My mortgage, taxes and insurance would be $ 2100.Now here is the dilemma, to close on this deal I would need 20% ( 70,000) and an additional $20,000 for closing.

I currently have a 30-year fixed at 3.75%.I don't have a specific need for the cash right now...which is my dilemma, but I see the value in "diversifying" and getting a decent chunk of my money out of my one "investment," my primary residence.