I would say, whenever you reached your goals if your current lifestyle will be kept at the same standards and that's all you need.  

When you do become an attorney, be very, very, cautious of the lifestyle creep that attorneys so often get sucked into.

In areas like Ridgfield and Camas you can see what the money is doing as they have incredible schools, great sense of community and pride.The big question to ask besides taxes assuming your options don't vary to much would be lifestyle. 

I was able to scrounge up 15k through family for the down payment, but I had no money to enhance the property I was buying.

We did not know her lifestyle.

Keep lifestyle expenses down and savings rate up, especially if you want to continue to invest in real estate in the next couple of years.The best advice I have is, don't wait, buy real estate!

I see the following associations listed in Biggerpockets.Dallas Real Estate Investment Group Lifestyles Unlimited- Dallas/Ft.

She stated that the role of politicians was to be civil servants and enhance the lives of their constituents. 

It will give the extra mile of paying low taxes ( enhancing total return of the investment).Finally, after analyzing the investment, if you can really afford the negative cash flow, go for it.

If you're itching to get into something asap then 30 year am on the primary with a cash out would be the best way to do it while decreasing your lifestyle.