And I see huge motivation from someone who has owned a home 30 plus years. 1) They have out grown the home2) They have deferred maintenance and a physical inability to maintain. 3) Typically the neighborhood and infrastructure has diminished to an uncomfortable level.4) Typically the owner is now either single due to divorce or death of the spouse5) The asset doesn’t represent the same value as it did when the owner originally purchased it from a savings standpoint6) They are very easy to convert into low or no interest seller financing.7) They are typically unaware of values.

Then you see it has grown more than you thought it had.

The current home we are in now I feel as though my family has over grown it.

There is much more to learn.If you're going to research, don't forget government sites, attorney sites, associations for appraisers, title insurance and settlement agents, NAR for Realtors, Fannie Mae tells all about financing requirements.....and you don't have to figure out who is correct and you is yanking your chain!

The park has been neglected a little with some grown up grass and random minor things.

However, that position affords me a very flexible schedule, and having grown up in Scottsdale, real estate investing has always been on the radar.

@Erik Stratton We definitely have not always had "huge" margin but they have grown over time teaching me patience lol.

I've asked her to decide if she wants our kids to be in a good school but we live with her parents, or try to do it on our own and sacrifice a few things that we've grown accustomed to.

Over the last year, my fix and flip business has grown gradually and it looks like to grow further I'm kicking around the idea of trying to use some hard money to fund more projects and to get used to working with hard money.

I randomly found the BiggerPockets podcast and have grown to see some great potential in real estate in the future assuming I take action.