(I know hoping for appreciation is a no-no)Rent out the spare bedrooms to friends or anyone I can find that is suitable to rent to.Once the 1 year requirement of occupancy comes up, put the home on the market for a reasonable profit.Or decide to rent the home out, in my town rentals that are updated can rent for $1500 easily, all the way to $1800 a month which would result in 500-800 cashflow. 

@Giovanni IsaksenDodd Frank.......give it a read in your spare time. 

My buddy was a commercial pilot and he became a broker and developer in his spare time.

The topic is where the most detailed info is, and to be able to search ONLY topics for the word "phone" would give me an incredibly shorter list, be able to get me the info needed, be able to spare the forum another unnecessary post, and make everyone happy.So, how about it?

I was recently introduced to a company whose product I think it pretty cool, called Key.me. I believe that you can take a picture of your keys and they will store these online in the event that you need to replac...

I'll spare you all of the boring stuff and get right to why I'm here.

Improper soil compaction is a big deal but it's solvable....though expensive.

Hi @Cliff Jackson...I am also a newbie from collegeville area and in fact this is my first post and/or reply to a post after I found this site couple of months back..I have to admit that I have been a silent observer on this website reading various forums etc in my spare time at night with my full time job 9-6 and another full time job with two lill ones at home 6-10 :)....apparently my keyword search with 'collegeville' brought my attention to this post..good to see someone local with common interests and background..my goal is also to have my first investment property by the end of this year and in fact I joined a local investment group last month...just attended one meeting so far..but was impressed with the kind of folks who come there and certainly a great place to start networking..here is the website if you are interested ..http://digonline.org/If you end up joining, might as well meet there...Other confession - Ever since I started reading about real estate investment, I have been overwhelmed with the info out there and now I am thinking that I need more education than I previously thought (even if I know more than what I knew after I started reading since last 2-3 months)....but I am sure we as newbies will get somewhere if we are persistent enough in our efforts...So GOOD LUCK to you!!

Totally agree with doing your own deals before seeking OPM.I rented out the spare rooms in my primary residence to save up enough for a down payment on my first rental.

Years ago I read "How I Turned $1000 Into a Million in Real Estate in My Spare Time".