Again, he left me in a pretty great financial position, so I feel like it's good for my soul to at least honor the original vision that he had for it.2) My wife and I still don't know if we are having kids, but we will know that within the next couple of years.

That’s being said by someone without kids.

IMO, it is the lack of education (not schooling, but how to clean, teach your kids to respect their living space, etc) that causes the issues, and you have that whether it's a single adult household paying with a voucher, or a two adult household, who both have low pay jobs. 

You're a kid.

Family's with kids that are not old enough to be in school yet, also don't care. 

If you are in a relationship and want to invest, there is one thing you must be sure of before you start your journey.You have to be on the same page about real estate investing.Almost every story of a successful investor has a cooperative partnership and agreed view on investing as a couple (and a plan for the kids if they have them).Both parties don't have to have the same level of involvement.

I’ve given food to hungry people, I’ve given the shirt off my back to an old naked woman, I've bought shoes for kids, built a school for aboriginal tribal families in the mountains, and handed out toothbrushes.  

You put money aside for retirement, live the good life, kids get pretty much whatever they want, spouse gets new stuff all the time.

Grand kids and family photos.

Though we were the only sane ones here on BP:)- Just kidding, there are a few others.Keep posting stuff like this and hopefully it'll make a difference - no matter how small.