Your background should make real estate investing really fun.

If you like the idea of "hgtv worthy," then pick areas where it works for you financially and have fun with it.

(don't eat out,go to movies,etc.)The problem is you might not be alive in 25 years to enjoy it.That 1 million in 25 years is not worth 1,000,000 or even close to it anymore because of inflation.I believe the balance is in the middle.Enjoy today responsibly and do fun things but not out of control.As your income and net worth grows you still save and reinvest very heavily but your quality of life continues to improve.With some people it doesn't matter how much they make they will spend it all 100k,200k etc.Someone else could make only 75k a year but save and invest most of it and at the end of 10 years for example the saver has over 1 million in assets and the reckless spender has millions and million of bad debt.Partnerships are easy to get into and a huge mess to get out of so I think you need to decide on a different approach.

Taking your mortgage payments from your cash leaves you with $1,480 a month, $17,760 a year... an 18% CC return.Now lets have some fun.

Now the fun starts.

I'll be in Vegas for 3 nights beginning sunday with wifey for some fun.

I think college is a great opportunity for a fun social experience, but not necessary.

This is great, just make sure to check local/college ordinances regarding maximum number of unrelated persons in a rental property.Good luck, stay educated, and have fun!

So the emotions are fun to track in this process.

Joshua,I loved the old influence system and it was a pleasure to have it on profile.With the new one it changed all there was no more fun.