This is classic,  Dave Ramsey is a liar and Kiyosaki is honorable.  

This is a classic upper middle class Cali coast example.

For a cheapskate version.....I did a short blog post today on some "Classics of Landlord Lit" and I suspect you could get all 4 books mentioned for easily less than 50 bucks used, new maybe $100.

The classic executory contract is the contract for deed (or land sales contact), which provides that the buyer gets title after making payments over a period of years.

I think that you might be making a classic newbie mistake - you are focused on HOW to buy something, instead of being focused on WHY buy it in the first place...?!

I have in the past analysed things til exhaustion (classic " paralysis of analysis") Now I decided to be proactive and just get this ball rolling and learn as I go instead of procrastinating.

.- I got a valuable Classic Car appraised- walked to a bank with that appraisal - use it for a down paymentthoughts?

The classic chicken or the egg!!  

Rich Dad, Poor Dad is a classic.

And even still, we get the classic military stereotypical person, wasting their money away, and panic re-enlisting because they were swept up in the lifestyle, instead of methodically planning their next moves in LIFE.