It’s evident that you’ll still need to invest into yourself, your knowledge base and real estate education before you or your friends and family invest in you and real estate.

Instead, I invest in my belief about the market.I agree the evidence is compelling we might be near a peak.

She left to sleep at a friend’s house, and when she returned in the morning, her front door was broken into and evidence of fireworks was left in my yard on the grass.

IF (big IF) you do get a letter or call from an attorney, let them know the bill is owed by the tenant, and if pushed, you intend to counter sue for excessive damages and report the drug paraphernalia/evidence of use to the local drug enforcement agency.We are talking about a small-claims court issue at best, and personally (I am not an attorney) I would keep all timelines, damages, photos, expenses and communications in a file. 

Wells Fargo is a bit unique... they get fined/penalized so much that they evidently turned their restitution payments into a formal first time homebuyer down payment assistance program.

Evidently that is not legal.

The interest rate is the main issue in my eyes and refinancing isn’t good option evidently when you live and work abroad.

Emails are admitted as evidence in court all the time.

I went through eviction trial as the landlord and the judge stated she would need to review all the evidence before ruling.

That alone might prove this property to be worth buying as you currently feel but this evidence might provide you with more confidence.