@Cassandra Estrella if the apartment was equivalent she would be moving into it. 

Hi, has anyone found an equivalent to strsearch.com in Europe?

What these Gurus teach is the real estate equivalent to what boiling a pot of water is to cooking. 

Use an inflation calculator to do the math of the equivalence.  

I'm assuming you work for Northrop or Raytheon equivalent so you likely have good salary growth potential over time.Don't think about your investment decision solely based on your current situation, but think forward 5 and 10 yrs.

High yield savings accounts are still returning around 3.5% and if you’re willing to take on some more risk you could invest in a low cost market tracking ETF (VTI, SCHB or equivalent).

And that sounds like nails screeching on a chalkboard to private lenders.It's the equivalent of a chef preparing a delicious chocolate cake using BROWN SHOE POLISH instead of frosting.

Available cash equivalents.  

If the investor is utilizing MLS or its commercial equivalent to look for deals, then the investor whose successful will utilize offers to “probe”; that is test for sellers who are amenable to sell at investor terms.  

It’s the commercial real estate equivalent of saying you made $10m flipping 15 houses.