We are in a pretty severe drought here in CA so eliminating the need to constantly water grass just feels like the right thing to do.

It is not something I think I want to do the rest of my life (constant travel) so that is why I want to be smart and pay down some debt, but also save to invest in real estate.

If someone has unresolved issues all the time then they have a constant problem relationship.People tend to talk to family members about their troubles and that is usually the wrong solution.

What about joint purchases?

This research includes looking at property cards, the sale history of the property, locating the property on a GIS mapping system, looking at comps of the neighborhood and being in constant contact with our real estate agents for their input as well. 

For flips during a crash, less risky to Joint Venture with equity partners than to borrow.

The section 121 exclusion also permits the first $250k ($500k for married couples filing jointly) of gain on the sale of your primary residence to be excluded from your gross income.

Looking back to childhood change was constant.

For example: •Raised private capital for various deal makers who specialize in fix and flip single family residences•Assisted in converting unique San Francisco multi-family units into tenants in common•Joint ventured and partnered with local investors to purchase multi-family units and trustee sales locally and out of state

I refer people to Bigger Pockets constantly!