You've made a wise choice. 

I made this choice and I know it's the right one.

I have no choice but to succeed.

I was recently approved for a FHA loan but before I sunk my saving into a SFH in my area I wanted to make certain this would be my best choice getting into R.E.

., and keep the house "in the family" for generations.If #1 is the choice, where does one start?  

Causing harm to another party or acting in a tortuous manner.Having greater knowledge and or experience which leads to a transaction where the disadvantaged acts to their detriment beyond what a prudent person would do.Providing misinformation as a basis for financial gain.Manipulating circumstances or terms where another has fewer or no other choices or alternatives but to act under duress or causing some disadvantage.Providing terms or conditions that limit another to act in their best interest or restrict them unnecessarily.Placing another party in a position where they are required to perform where they have an inability to perform or where there is an impossibility for the to perform. 

A think you're right, Manolo, that "motivated" is a strong word choice here. 

She likely feels that she is tied to that specific cushy federal gov't job and has no value to the private sector, which incidentally might have been a self-fulfilling prophecy, but needn't have been had she made different choices earlier in life.

Hi, here's a question:If I have a choice in buying a house between conventional & seller-financing, are there any credit benefits to the latter?

Minutes before leaving I discovered BiggerPockets and listened to at least 15 hours of podcasts--they were awesome and kept me from falling asleep.