There is no longer the pressure to hit certain "milestones" in life.Older generations see it as lack of responsibility or lack of maturity, but most millennials that I know are just as responsible (if not more so) than their parents, having witnessed the aftermath of the recession.

@Clayton Mobley  as you know I have been around turn key when it was invented before anyone in the US that is in business today.this is the biggest violation of the consumer trust that I have ever witnessed and I have witnessed some of the big ones.https://www.classaction.org/news/lawsuit-buying-summit-participants-tricked-into-overpaying-for-sub-par-properties  this is one of the biggest sellers of homes in America I would say the biggest but they got lulled into the same stuff that we see Morris doing.. to make the numbers work and make big profit they had to go into D class... and its coming back to bite thema lot of turn key companies started like Morris but then within a year or so realized as you state this stuff is not scalable or an asset class anyone wants to manage long term and they moved up to A and B and or VERY strong C +  these low end homes are only appropriate for locals who are not investing they are running a business of asset management and people management.. out of area investors just don't realize how half of America lives.. and its when they buy these they get schooled.

Drive, the ability to take action, dedication, wit, commitment, people skills to talk and build relationshipsthese are skills that are required to be successful in life and real estate, school will never teach you any of these, so good for you. 

Instead she tries to make a federal case out of it, accuses my wife and I of various things, does not give us a chance to make things right by installing a built in heater, etc.

I know @Johnson H. was obsessed with this topic too, so let's see if he chimes in to offer his words of wit...Otherwise, I'm assuming you have some moola, so why not buy a nice investment prop in the Bay Area that will appreciate long term?  

I testified as an expert witness against one who had collected $100,000 upfront when he claimed that he would need to hold the down payment money!

You may need to call them as witnesses!

 I have an old rental house that I have had tenants living there for two years. I got a letter from the state saying that the tenants son was seen at the hospital and has a high level of lead in his blood system and t...

I've walked his rehabs and witnessed his process with his customers. 

Some property sits, but I have first hand witnessed others fly off the MLS in days.