Great way to learn the basics and hear about various strategies and personal stories.  

And hopefully some basic appreciation over time in the Midwest.  

I recently got a bid on a project from some non-flipper friendly contractors who basically gave me a bid that was enough to just build a new house with.Hopefully I can get some quick responses otherwise I could potentially lose the deal.

I'm looking to do REI on a part time basic for now being that I have no clue where to start .

I'm currently building a portfolio of apps using some concepts that apply to RE.

It seems like basic business strategy to me...goals and objectives, etc.

The NEW lease-option design...As I understand it, one of the requirements of the new Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, birthed from the Dodd-Frank legislation, is that ANY lender in an installment sale has to verify...

@Patrick Plummer is not, of course, required to work with one of the specialty firms that offer checkbook IRA plans, and could work with an independent tax attorney familiar with these concepts.  

It is basically a 3 bed/2 bath upstairs and 3 bed/2 ba downstairs with a studio over the garage.  

Let's look at extremes to understand the concept.