You can chew through money, especially when you're talking a MAXIMUM of $20,000 very quickly.There's no question, the key to growing in real estate is using other people's money... you just need to make sure you understand the risk with that.As to family...

In fact, my dad was telling me how I was biting off more than I can chew and how I was going to regret it.

I tend to bite off more than I can chew but I take each challenge as a learning experience.

They have tats from prison, chew tobacco for breakfast and drive jacked up 4x4s. 

I say that with experience and the tenants that did this ended up ruining most of the wood floors/carpet, wall corners were chewed up, a large area of grass was dead since they allowed their new puppy to run freely regardless of if they were home or not. 

The wholesaler chewed the other investor out for trying to bully me out of the property (apparently not the first time she has dealt with the guy) and we commenced to agree on the deal.

My fiance' wants to set him straight all the time - running us out of ice, intruding when there is company (rare), spitting chew in a cup that has tipped over, keeping his iced tea out and one of the cats spilled it all over including below the sink.

Why, because they get lose, can't be found easily, get in ceiling light fixtures, chew on wire, tear up insulation, get in drains and scare the stuff out of the cable guy in a dark crawl space.

Very informative and certainly much to chew on.

I've decided this might just be to much for me to chew off, right out of the box.