I would recommend you first find out your personal investment philosophy - what you want real estate to do for you.  

What you say makes perfect sense and I'll definitely take advantage of that philosophy on my next deal.Thanks for the post!

I regularly attend Christina Suter's meeting in Pasadena but all the FIBA chapters have the same no-sales-pitch philosophy.

There are many more reasons, but it all depends on your investment philosophy and style.

Josh,Great read, that was truly inspirational and I agree with your philosophy on family first.

@Joe Villeneuve  That's a good answer and a great philosophy.

She has 2 friends who are landlords of duplex properties where they lived in half, then moved to a SFH and then kept the property as a rental, and did not pursue further real estate investing.I told her of the philosophy of how you give notice the day after rent is late, and she said that there are rules about how you can't evict if there are kids in the home.Are there any restrictions on evictions that you are aware of?  

I have operated from the philosophy of "I want it all" ... meaning I try to both invest in RE and pay down my loan.

His philosophy of a house being a liability vs an asset didn't sit well with me.My hope is that I can build relationships with other BPers where we can bounce ideas off each other as we make strides to whatever our goal may be. 

There are a hundred thousand things you could do with that cash, up to and including getting a Doctoral degree in Philosophy.