These might be some fun times ahead! 

Hard to be a caretaker if you don't have access to the property.But hey, I always get a good chuckle out of reading news articles about wanna be lawyers, so go ahead, what could possibly go wrong....

I literally clicked reply on another forum hence the reason the individuals name is tagged and all.

Just a thought I've had for a couple of weeks now. 
What if I used the FHA loan and paid the PMI for a condo where I live and then get a rental property? I would have to take HOA's into consideration but . . . 
Buy ...

BP has a link on this site for avoiding a scam; https://www.biggerpockets.com/...If they don't have a real business, and are some guy with a gmail account, be wary, check addresses, get their banker and attorney contacts if your BS Detector goes off, and my favorite way is to right click their picture in Chrome, and search Google, and if he comes up with different names, you found one. 

Did you use pay per click and set up a domain?  

If there is a safety risk, I would go ahead and get them fixed.

So as you stated, take it as a lesson learned, but there are going to be much tougher choices ahead where you will need to be direct. 

Considering most of who I watch, read, and listen to are people who are way ahead of me and I find myself lost at the very beginning so this post is for anybody who can give me even a little shred of advice as I plan on beginning my career as soon as I turn 18 which is in the next week.

Which means as long as he gets better than a -1.2% return on that savings from year 15 to year 30, he'll be ahead of realizing savings in repayment.Back to your situation, do you have the same hesitation carry a smaller mortgage payment on a 30 year loan into retirement?