My humble advice to anyone attempting to do creative finance is:Creative finance is for experienced investors who have access to capital if anything goes wrong.Learn the lawsDon't use a contract "off the internet", laws vary by state and are also regulated on a federal levelLearn the financing techniques correctlyDon’t skip parts of the processDon’t ever do a “kitchen table” closingUse the proper deedAn attorney can help you with the legal work, but the rest you are on your ownYour guru will not bail you out“Investing” in someone else’s deal by providing a small 2nd loan so the “investor” can pay for “cash to the seller” and for “closing costs” so he can do the deal is a very bad planKnow what problems can ariseLearn the responses and solutions to problems before they are neededKnow everything there is to know about Title and what that meansKnow who a "protected class" individual isLearn the "back doors"Learn human natureUnderstand timelinesUnderstand regulation enforcement (some of these "mistakes" have a 10 year statue of limitations ( they can charge you 10 years AFTER you do the transaction) and carry hefty fines and possible imprisonmentThe court doesn't accept "I didn't know" for an answer"Know that the source of the lead plays a serious role in some states and federallyKnow how much of a "profit" pushes the boundaries to invite an investigationYou can be sued by the seller if you don’t do things correctlyYou are automatically at fault if an investigator or attorney or regulator gets involved.

Zillow blocks them automatically.  

Many online courses are self-paced, so working on it in your spare time is absolutely doable.If a career shift isn’t your goal, you can still learn the "game" through various other means.

That is where the concern would be for me.Yeah, older tenants may think that it automatically makes someone a criminal of something, but I would just explain the card and that it at least, in theory, has a medical purpose, unlike cigarette smoke which kills the smokers and everyone else around.

Quote from @Russell Brazil:  yep that does it, we lost our home in 99 in an f5 when I was younger,  no close calls recently in OKC though,  also seems like tornado alley has shifted a bit to the east but who knows.

I am sorry Mendy, but QuickBooks has a bank feed as you know that brings each credit card transaction in automatically.

@Andrew Slezak we're pretty aggressive about rent increases for our clients, but some of them won't approve us to pursue.So, don't automatically blame the PMC!

Rent for a few years and convert to primary.Next Step/sHow do we shift while keeping AGI at lowest levels?

Start by reading Rich Dad Poor Dad and Set for Life to shift your mindset, and remember that your first deal or breakthrough networking moment will boost your confidence.

They are not an automatic though.