As soon as we found out instead of feeling sorry for ourselves we immediately started problem solving and figuring out how we were going to beat this thing and how we were going to maintain financially since my doctors were telling me I wasn't going to be capable of work.From February 2015 to December 2015 I was put through the ringer with chemo, stereotactic radiation, surgery, and some more chemo.  

I'm a 21 year old who wants to achieve financial freedom by 30.

My ultimate goal is to obtain financial freedom from a day job which I discovered was possible through wise investing!

If you are tight on cash flow, it is recommended not using reserve, but these days we have credit card that can cover the unexpected repairs, so not using your reserve for other deals might be bad financial decisions. 

I would appreciate any pointers and instruction on how to get financial backing/investors with out being a W2 earner.I am excited to see all of the discussions, interaction, and help that this community is built upon. 

I was just thinking that  stress and hormones can alter the way people would normally act. 

Learned.RENTAL - Fast forward to March 2017, I was listening to a financial podcast (cannot recall which) and the hosts kept mentioning that the wealthiest people on the planet have a significant real estate portfolio.

For the latter I may not know the title of the person...financial advisors have wrinkled their brows while tilting their heads. 

I'm currently consuming all things REI - books, blogs, podcasts, etc. in hopes of gaining the knowledge to make an exciting and financially independent future for myself and my wife.

@Patrick PhilipThe beauty of much of this business for the investor is that while an investor sees a piece of land with a structure on it in terms of fungible value, a retail buyer sees a home and hearth, a place to raise their children, somewhere to grow old together with their loving spouse, a symbol of their financial competency, a mark of belonging to one class rather than another.