Ideally I wanted to live in Lake View as that's my dream neighborhood, but I just didn't have the funds/income.

Real estate takes many years to be able to support yourself, and that’s if you do everything right and the cards fall into place.

This income will help support our dream of moving to Europe in the near future.We're hoping to connect with an experienced realtor who works with investors and can help us navigate the market.

Im also trying to be very careful and diplomatic because she is otherwise a dream tenant ( except for issue off course).

They are all coming back to the mainland because the chickens are coming home to roost, and they all know it.The fun of free money pumping everyone's ambitions and dreams is dwindling.

Don’t forget heloc, DSCR, 2nd on primary, borrow from retirement accounts, credit card cash advance, property reserves, home improvement store credit, etc etc.

And i have no credit card debt.

He always puts our dreams first and foremost.

Seems like a low risk strategy for you to start taking action on your dreams, which is the crucial ingredient towards reaching FI. 

In this case, we know they have no investment experience, no real company and not much more than a dream of working for themselves.