I am a few classes into it and have thoroughly enjoyed it so far.

.- In the yard grass is your friend and flower beds are your enemy ( unless you enjoy digging cigarette butts out of bushes) Or paying someone to clean them up for you. - Make sure no trees over hang or come close to touching your rough.

For me, I REALLY enjoy using my skills/talents to help other people.

So that's what I do.Makes sense to me, especially since my wife and I enjoy traveling, we don't have to stay tied to a place, although she has been talking about wanting a base :SAndrew

Now I am going about what I want which is to be independant i the workk world, move to the Carolinia and enjoy as much as life as I can.

It's great to follow your dreams, do what you enjoy, but be realistic too.

Here's a few links that you might enjoy if you haven't seen them yet.

See how you like being a landlord, if you enjoy it you should have the ability to leverage yourself into a lot of units very fast but if you don't enjoy it than you should be able to liquidate and still come out on top.

Enjoy the ride while it lasts.

So why not buy a not so well maintained home for 560k and renovate it and enjoy the newer upgraded home.I feel from a buy and hold point of view it will be much better to pay more for an already upgraded home as all the upgrade costs are being paid for by the 30 year loan which comes with tax deduction and you pay it off with de-valuated dollar over time.