You should not have to spend a fortune for this education.

I guess at least she's taking public transit and not running her car into the ground and spending a fortune on gas.

During last cycle many realtors and investors lost their fortune because they thought real estate was the way to go using tenants rent to pay for mortgage.

So far in my real estate investing career I had the good fortune of not having to take on debt so refinancing sort of intimidates me.

Fortunately our rentals are out of state.If you want to read more, here are two articles I wrote about Harvey:https://journal.thriveglobal.com/life-changes-overnight-50eb6dbc0fbb?

Fortunately did not hold the loan for long as the house was listed for five days with 4 showings and two offers (and this was over 4th of July weekend!).

For me it was a natural progression of being a high producing real estate broker.. this allowed me to network with developers who hired me to sell their product.. once in the club. you run with them.. then as you gain capital ( and make no mistake this is the most capital intensive business out there you grow into it.. at least that's how I did it.. and I am really just a small fish.. as my deals have all been for myself or just a few select capital partners..

I guess it's similar to rental properties..you don't make much just owning one rental..but you can make a great living or a fortune owning many rentals.

The MLS is a bit like the "old boy's club" in that they don't let you in if you aren't a member.  

The best way to convince someone that taking calculated risks can be good is to introduce them to people who have already successfully done it before.Take her to investment clubs and talk to successful investors who can show you how to invest in your market.