You're going to find the same information--the quality of your result is going to be a function of you finding and enabling an excellent team AND location. 

On development proposals that large contractors bid these are the things that need to be accounted for, and they way they do so and enable themselves to low bid while still being profitable is to bid extremely accurately.

Stop enabling him and put him on the street.

Communicating with outside parties opens you up to additional risk and enables them to gang up on you.Don't be too hard on yourself.

I don’t know if he would need some cash up front to enable him to get a new place to live, but I have about $22k in an IRA that I could convert to a SDIRA.

You already established a terrible precedent by being overly compliant to her misbehavior and have now enabled her for further complaints.

You are young, but you're thinking outside the box, and it's that kind of thinking that will enable you to become a successful investor.I'd also check out this blog, if you're not already familiar with it:http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/

However I am father of three kids and two of them are very talented soccer players in San Diego which I wanted to support and enable them more chances of success, that is the reason why I was looking into financial independence. 

But I'm going to continue to enjoy my monogamous relationship with my wife, have a few beers with my friends, occasionally enjoy a peanut butter sandwich and continue to use long term low interest loans that enable me to purchase cash flow producing real estate.  

The 1% rule is a quick, surface assessment that enables you to quickly identify properties worth pursuing.