They have a ton of real life examples of people being successful in real estate,Hope it helps.

I believe his concerns were unfounded, but it is his money, his life savings, so I can't fault him.So onto the matter at hand.

I am an energetic, charismatic person that always looks at life with a glass half full.

I currently work in management in the health care industry and am pursuing my MBA on a part-time basis. 

Hi, I'm Wendy Hoechstetter, recently transplanted back to my hometown from Mill Valley, CA (San Francisco Bay Area) after spending much more of my adult life there than here. 

I wish you a productive and successful journey as you begin going down this new path in life.  

@Steve RozenbergMost likely that tenant has been lying there entire life. 

@Paulette, I wouldn't doubt it at all "Playing in some of the same areas" as a kid lived all over, G-Town, SP, West, SW, learned life from Erie Ave.Would love a chance to get you what your looking for, there maybe a few things now I have access to.

But as Mark said, the devil is in the details...check into the financial health and the covenants of the HOA you may potentially buy into to ensure you understand as much as you can.  

Upshot is that I could then deduct health insurance and other business expenses directly against the income (and can offset deals gone bad against income)Has anyone done this and have thoughts on it?