@Kendrick Smith make sure to have a healthy reserve just in case.... as others have said, stabilize the property and take it slow.

Even here in Omaha, making a healthy six-figure salary, it would take quite a while to save up $100,000 to buy a single family home.

Small, long term gains are healthy gains

Even with a healthy down, your ROI just gets hit that much more. 

If you are going to consider this as a possibility, before make any commitments, I think you should see a therapist-- especially if you hope to maintain a healthy relationship with your family.

@Russell Brazil  I agree with Russ totally depends on what kind of real estate.. keep in mind that when you ask this on BP 90% of those on this site will gravitate to the only real estate is rental either sfr or small plexs or MF.. there are many many other types of real estate .take for instance in my mind one of the safest and most passive is investing in land in the path of progress.. pay cash and hold it.. nothing to it.. over time if you buy right or you buy a timber tract with middle age marketable timber species like Doug Fir or white pine  west  East  … these are very solid long term safe investments that you just make and sit and wait.some of the biggest money made in real estate though is land in the path of progress.. this keeps you immune from the ups and downs and risks of tenants.. 

As for the opportunity,as long as it's legit, positive,and healthy it's a good dream.God bless!

, you should have a very healthy profit left over.

His job environment is not healthy, so he has been trying to find another job within the same field, just at a different establishment.

There is a healthy balance.