After all rape is just the word of the victim that it was not consensual sex, breaking and entering, well the door was already broken, every theft, every credit card fraud, well the owner said I could. 

My goal, over the next five years, is to utilize real estate in lieu of my current hourly consulting income, by building a portfolio of rentals.  

Some had clearly heard about buying a laundromat on YouTube and just wanted someone to listen to their brilliant plan to buy five laundromats in the next year.

Don't make a move thinking of the next five years, but further down the line.

It's like flash cards for fast learning.

Quote from @Carsyn Childress: Business goal would be to purchase at least five more properties before the end of the year. 

I read an artcile in The Economist not too long ago that mentioned how smaller towns like Jasper can offer stable rental demand if you play your cards right...

Their solution was for me to take over ownership of not one but five homes from Jeff's portfolio, all of which I had sold him and subsequently leased.Despite my being patently unfinanceable, the bank president placed a bet on me because I knew the homes, I knew the tenants, I knew what I was doing, and I was rabidly hungry.

I have a good credit score (791 based solely on credit cards) make almost $200,000 per year, and have very healthy investment and retirement accounts in America.

It is easy for people to download fake W2s, ESA paperwork, etc, with a few mouse clicks and a credit card.