I am a huge fan of the BP podcast, and it really skyrocketed my knowledge and fire for real estate when I started learning in 2011. 

I am in no way saying you should buy a leveraged ETF and hold it long term, I'm not suggesting you buy any asset and hold it long term, I'm suggesting that liquidity in traditional gives you the opportunity to address and change your what assets you buy, and how long you hold them, on a much more frequent basis.

***I agree that the master bedroom fan is loud.

Working through high school and college seems less frequent and part of this is the minimum wage increasing.

I might start looking at the Bowie area for potential flips--I am comfortable there as it is one of my "shopping districts" I go to frequently (we don't have much in the way of major shopping in Calvert County!)

I am really no a fan of the wording of this lease

They start off with basic property configuration (bedrooms, bathrooms, etc), then consider costs (heat, provided appliances, etc) and features (central air, ceiling fans, etc). 

There are lots of reasons for this: no down payment; no job history; unstable employment situation (frequent transfers, for example); does not want to maintain/rehab a home; wants to live in a nicer area than buying would allow; ETC.We have some older women who could afford to buy, but like being able to just call us if something goes wrong rather than hunt down their own repairman and pay the bill out of their pocket.

We replaced the bathroom vent fan with a new high end model that I think took out about twice as much air.

@Jon S.I am a big fan of Robert Shiller, and I agree with most of what he has to say here.