And I am started and finding deals and beginning to make offers thanks to her help and down-to-earth teaching.  

However, before you jump in the pool, why on earth is this a good investment.

When you shoot for the completed project (on time and on budget) "moon", but fail to complete and find yourself amoung the partially constructed "stars" you usually find yourself crashing back to earth with less than your original $120k.

But I am hopeful that I can bring the seller down to earth with time.

How on earth could they get away with saying a mother couldn't have two children in the same room, regardless of gender?

Welcome to the most helpful real estate investing site on planet Earth.

Unless this is just an inherently bad deal, it’s probably best to avoid a scorched Earth approach involving suing your partner for something you would have to pay for anyway or whenever you get upset.

Keep it there.At some point, pricing increases will come back down to earth and will be closer to that historical number (3% a year - maybe california is a bit higher though).

Why on earth would you not ever see the properties you are intending to enter into a contract on?

I find this to be the best source for down to earth knowledge that is so hard to find sometimes.My plans for next 1-3 years is to get my first REI property and get my feet wet in the real estate.My future plan 5-15 years is to build a portfolio to retire on. :)I really enjoy BP and super excited to learn from all of you folks on here.