Hey Nick I figured I'd drop you a link to The Ultimate Guide to Grading Kansas City Missouri Neighborhoods. 

This show is packed with insight from AJ, including: How a loss on his first deal directly led to millions of dollars in later profitHow to find underperforming real estate dealsHow he made $13,000,000 in equity from an old Kmart buildingAnd the medical emergency that put his real estate to the ultimate survival test while AJ fought for his life (this story will shock, amaze, and inspire you!)

I think it really depends on what your ultimate goals are.

Is it a safe assumption to think that the new tariffs on goods will cause the general cost of living to rise, ultimately resulting in a snowball effect that will lead to a bear market?

Is it a safe assumption to think that the new tariffs on goods will cause the general cost of living to rise, ultimately resulting in a snowball effect that will lead to a bear market?

He is partially surviving on T-Bills at around 3% and some reliably paying dividend stocks, so he was receptive when I first presented him with the idea of investing in the beginnings of my would-be real estate empire.

I think it's easy to want nicer things but I have to remember that ultimately it's for investment and income.

That is ultimately their decision not yours and not your problem.

Ultimately whether it's an emergency or not will boil down to whether it affects the habitability of the home (you can read more about that here). 

I got an opportunity to work as a custodian part time at non profit close to home then began to work my way up to full time employment with the ultimate goal of getting my hands on a stable income and benefits plan for myself and began working on my road to returning to education and financial freedom.