@Faith Chesney if we didnt have a child now I would consider doing just that.

"Train up a child" and all that:) My degree is Social Science Education, so qualified to teach History, etc.

My oldest child will start college in the fall and based on current finances with the house obligation, our family financial contribution is just doable.

I went to a financial / flipping seminar and listened to this strategy of how to make $ with little to no taxes....You rehab a house; file a 1031 exchange with IRS before closing, and purchase another house to rehab within 45 days.... after this rehab (or maybe a 3rd if needed) you then put those earnings into a buy & hold property by way of a trust (grandchildren, child, etc).

But once you do it, that uncommon discomfort will suddenly dissipate and next thing you know, you're on your third child.. umm ::cough:: I mean investment property

It was a place my grandparents owned and my family would use it to vacation when I was a child.

We have a child in elementary school, and my first goal is to build up our retirement income and our college savings account.I live in California and it looks difficult to start as a newbie.

They just find a new "poster child" to promote it. 

Getting him to turn in my offer felt similar to getting my child to jump in the bath. 

Like I spit on the parents who neglected him as a child that's for sure!