In our case, it was a young professional family with 1-2 children and maybe a dog who care about high quality schooling and a family-friendly home and neighborhood.  

For all we (forum readers) know it was priced artificially low to inspire above-ask bids.

Find people you are inspired by and introduce yourself to them.

Under Massachusetts law, it is illegal to discriminate against someone because the presence of children might trigger a property owner's duties under the lead paint laws or because someone receives a housing subsidy, such as a Section 8 voucher, to pay for some or all of their rent.

Refi (Yes Dave R is spinning in his grave or I'm sending him there more quickly)  Refi and consolidate debt on one or two properties and then apply all cash from every source you got including banks you can rob and lunch money you can steal from your children to that one loan.Paying of debt is a very good goal. 

During my time here, I was fortunate enough to stumble upon the BP podcast and immediately became inspired to start my real estate journey. 

During my time here, I was fortunate enough to stumble upon the BP podcast and immediately became inspired to start my real estate journey.

If you learn that this person has no right of occupancy, then have the cops take her and her children away for trespassing.

In my book, that is not real confidence inspiring.

But they are better suited for fiction books or more inspirational, high-level non-fiction or business books.