I know this is like drinking from the fire hose, but start to hone in on what you are looking for as much as you can. 

By the way as of 2005 Montgomery county does have draft beer and sundays is just as a good a day to drink beer now as any other day.

The moral of the story may also be, "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink it". 

**I invite friends out to beautiful Lake Merritt for a drink instead of going to the bar.I skip cable and satellite TV and watch things on occasion on Hulu.I have always received free furniture off of Craigslist or from friends, in decent condition, but of course never really what I wanted.MY RECOMMENDATION FOR OTHERS STARTING OUT WITH LITTLE CAPITAL, OR DON'T HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OR AGE, PUT YOUR MONEY TOWARDS RE INSTEAD OF "NICE STUFF!"

REI is not all sitting on the beach drinking mimosas, or spending all of our time with family, it can bankrupt you, and cause an immense amount of financial hardship which can wipe out a lifetime worth of savings. 

Oh, and drinking $60K per year in beer?

Certainly it's a recipe to achieve long-term financial comfort and to ensure that your nest egg continues to grow, but saving isn't going to help you generate shorter-term financial freedom or wealth.If I have a choice between giving up drinking Starbucks coffee everyday (okay, I don't really like Starbucks, but let's go with it as an example) and figuring out a way I can earn an extra $1000 per year to cover my Starbucks purchases, I'll go for the latter.The reason being, I'd never waste time striving for an extra $1000 per year -- instead, I'll strive for an extra $50,000 or $100,000 per year.

3) What happens if one of you drinks & drives, killing someone and getting sued by the victim's family?

to use an auto analogy. or they drink the wholesaling cool aid  again a very tough thing to do for those starting out.there are many many ways to make money in real estateand some ways are more suited to certain personalities and or financial strengths/weakness's. 

Monday morning, 6:30am drinking my coffee and watching the news, I saw a building on fire completely engulfed!