The property was in contract 3 times prior but fell out because of financing due to the structure of the ownership. 

All of a sudden I was floating $3K/mo in mortgages plus winter utilities and couldn't so I fell behind (perhaps I didn't have the saving you do). 

@Justin Marshall  I fell for the  hey let me put you on my buyers list.. 

I fell behind on some things and had super high medical collections.

I’ve been interested in Real Estate since college when I took a RE economics class and fell in love with the opportunity it presented.

Buying an entire portfolio can be a great way to accelerate your growth in one fell swoop.

Not really wanting to look in other states either (at least for now)I found it after it came back onto the market, because the prior deal fell through, so I was lucky to snag it.

Going to a wedding, original plans fell through.

The wealth of knowledge than can be obtained is incredible and I am happy to have stumbled across BP and more importantly this NJ sub forum.A little bit about myself - I've always had an entrepreneurial spirit growing up (started a small landscaping company in HS to get me through college), however, I fell into the trap of "you need to get a good degree, then a good job, with a good company."  

Because an opportunity fell in my lap, and I had been networking for a while, hearing horror stories from experienced investors.