I have a Master's degree in Sports Management so there is a little MBA action in there, but school and real life are absolutely NOT the same thing.

@Grant RothenburgerBoth are W2 jobs surprisingly.My concern is the $ for a downpayment for sure, I'll burn the bridge of obtaining a mortgage once I get there.I realize taking 2 weeks off every 5 months severely hinders my growth within a company but at this point in my life I don't want to let go of the relationship (Ask me again in a few years :p).

3) What can investors do to make your life easier?

When you have someone who is motivated by the "D's" in life you have the makings for a wonderful deal for you (Drugs, death, disease, DUI, divorce, dumb decisions)You definitely don't want him to just give you a quit claim deed for various reasons but my guess is he'll sign any type deed to get the money  and be out.

Also watch out for any brokers, most of them won't even talk to newbies... i learned the lesson myself (heck i describe it in my real life documentary)...  

Relationships, poor habits, stuck in a rut or just trying to sort out life, I help people make changes in their life.

I feared that would be the case but such is life.

Doing some simple math, this means that on $125k your minimum W&H deductible would need to be at least 2% which coincidentally is exactly $2,500.Before I move off of the W&H deductible, I want to provide you with some real life scenario of what happened during Hurricane Ike in 2008 (after the percentage based W&H was rolled out).

Many in this class of tenant need a landlord to make up for the lack of parents in their life.  

My new place got a new roof last year, so it's got 24 years of life, not much per month to save for.