Well the teachers union wants more money, every pension fund is under water in every city dept. crime is at an all time high so more money will be needed to fight it, and the only way to deal with it especially in the democratic Chicago machine is to raise taxes.

My parents were teachers, thanks for being one and working with our kiddos!  

Here's a much earlier thread (by Steph's teacher) that has interesting bits from Steph herself, in between the "for and against" hyberbole:- https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/79/topics/410...Fast forward seven years, and the latest reincarnation appears to be: quickflipninja.comThere are multiple threads about that one too eg:- https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/79/topics/179...Everyone needs to make up their own minds as to yea or nay regarding allowing themselves to be upsold into expensive education/mentoring, or, researching the same info for "free"!

Welcome @Patrick Anibaldi, As a teacher, Im glad to see you wanting the best education for your family.

After all was said and done, we had made $100,000 while I was working full time as a math teacher making about $40k a year, but with summers off.

I'm actually a teacher by day and a real estate investor by night. 

It is still is in the first 10-day period open to owner occupants/ teachers/ etc., which would give me an advantage before other investors can snatch it up, and it would be my first home I've ever purchased, if that counts for anything.

The job I left was well paying and I had some cushion w/savings and my wife working a teacher position (nothing fancy).  

She had accepted a teaching job then, but the contract had contingencies which wouldn’t be met until all the teachers went through onboarding in August.

I was working as a middle school science teacher for 2 years but have shifted to doing real estate full-time.