My advice is to pass on this one if:-You are not 100% comfortable of the numbers independent of his-You do not have an understanding of your agreement together and his obligations are spelled out-Your agent has more skin in the game other than commissionsYou can always pass on this accepted bid and re bid when the property comes back on to give you more time to gather information. 

My goals would be to eventually attain financial independence, and not have to struggle from paycheck to paycheck, or worry constantly about where my money is going. 

You can work independently after 2 years in the business. 

Now, I want security, independence, and some extra money would be nice.

I went through a local independent insurance agent. 

I am bilingual in Spanish and English and still am also involved in the world of real estate services as a title rep and bilingual mobile independent settlement agent. 

I haven't really considered going into real estate as a career path, hoping to use it as a tool to achieve financial independence. 

I want this to be the start of my portfolio that leads to financial independence from a regular job.

Factoring age in now, I'm wondering if two or three multifamily rentals over the next 3 to 5 years (trying to be realistic) will really get me that much closer to the financial independence I'm looking for out of real estate.

@Wayne BrooksChris MasonThe refinances are expensive but most of the fixed cost is independent of the cost of the property.