That was how I had the nest egg to start real estate investing.

I just finished college and was living at home when I decided to leave the nest.

would the average investor just save up a nest egg and then quit their job and take the plunge.

They may not be as lucrative but they provide great ways to get into investing with minimal risk.That's the angle I'd take, let her know that it's an interest/passion that could afford you both a better lifestyle, a nest for your (future) children, an opportunity to see the world, etc.

Bryan, I have a good nest egg of cash, and doing 2-3 flips per month averaging 30k per flip.

Having the tenants pay off a property and then eventually owning it free and clear can give a nice retirement nest egg.

You said you've saved up a nest egg, that will definitely help you get your business started.

one house had dozens of scorpions all nested together in the sink and the bathtub..

Your net retirement nest egg from that investment would be roughly 340k in cash.Pull the same 100k house and use it and leverage to buy two of the same house types as above and you end up with 400k in cash when you sell the houses.

In a few years, you'll have the choice between keeping the job (if you really love it) or leaving with a nice little nest egg to get you started (plus a bunch of RE experience that you can leverage if you decide to do that full time).Worst case, you finish school and decide to try RE full time.