Also, quite frankly, I don't really know what I want to do for a living and have been exploring some real estate related career paths (Loan Officer and Broker mainly but my eyes are WIDE open).

The FB analytics dashboard is also phenomenal, albeit a little creepy with how much info you have access to.If you're looking to promote some type of RE related business/service google adwords is great, but can be expensive.

In tabards to income and financing you should be looking to find a job outside of the home as soon as your kids hit school age.

He constantly watches who comes and goes in his landlords unit, watching their relatives coming, them cooking big dinners, and how many dinners a week.

If the property has been  well maintained (I know, this can be relative), usually $1k is enough to turnover (carpet cleaning, professional cleaning of the rest of the house).

I was told i cannot use my VA for these properties cause its not military related properties if anyone can clear up what that means? 

At a very young age, I was able to retire.

Funds received from sellers, nonprofit or other organizations, including state and local government agencies, for down payment assistance grants cannot be used to reduce the required contribution.Funds paid for costs outside of closing, such as hazard insurance, taxes, application fees, and other items related to the purchase, are considered part of the homebuyer’s required contribution.

Hi all,I am a relative newbie. 

I didn't know how to respond and was torn between going for the highest paying W2 possible for easier financing of deals, and between going with some real estate related career (mortgage lender, RE agent, working for property management company, etc).