The best thing you can do is offer her a safe place to stay and encourage her to get out of there, press charges against this guy and stay far away from him, IMO.

But, it get's lost all the time, in all the Guru-messaging pressing people to go ballz-out.

I can tell you right now you're going to be hard-pressed (and that's optimistic) to find anything other than a rotting double-wide for $200k, even in Bremerton.

Hot off the press!

I get it that the whole Disney v DeSantis thing makes for satisfying press but I guarantee it has negligible effects on anything when it comes to money.  

Especially pressing one's way into a market with a dominant existing force rapidly expanding. 

Originally posted by @Gloria Sheridan:As a person who was literally about to press GO on a rollover from my standard stock market index-based 401k (with my previous employer) to a self-directed IRA so I can do more REI, I feel sick at my stomach.

Also, the narrative (from the press) was that areas like Phoenix or Atlanta had been overdeveloped in 2006. 

However, these days you will be hard pressed finding conventional lenders who will go beyond 30yr amortization and many have tightened-up to a 25yr max on residential property regardless of whether it is owner occupied or a rental.

But here is the point I would like to press you on.  1.