I'm relatively new to the Bigger Pockets community but I've been a Bigger Pockets fan since the time I listened to my first podcast a couple months ago.

@Alan E.I am a fan of retirement accounts, especially the Roth IRA or Roth 401(K). 

I am not a fan of the city but will definitely look in my backyard (NW and W burbs).

Conventional systems will typically cost less than $20,000, but if an Advantec or other specially designed system is needed costs can reach or exceed $30,000".See Cesspools and the Rhode Island Cesspool Act Frequently Asked Questions and The RI Cesspool Act Goes into Effect 1/1/16: What Buyers & Sellers Need to Know (from which the quote above was taken).You will want to check with your mortgage broker, however, with whether the bank will have a problem with a repair credit that large.

I go to them frequently and always learn something!

In my 20s I moved quite frequently, lived in three countries, and rented a number of apartments.

I'm not a fan of turn-key properties in general, but in your case, it may be a very good fit.

I would also make sure the fan turns on when ever the light in the room is turned on.

Your significant other is very likely to remind you of this on an increasingly frequent basis. 

Sounds like you have a LOT of exciting things going on right now.This question gets asked pretty frequently, and the best advice that I've heard, and that I can give, is that you should definitely start NOW.