First two deals were cash, we were running business out of the locations and had the opprotunity to buy.. no brainer :)

I personally do not touch equity in my own home to incorporate into my business.

I'm going off the understanding that you still need to spend 500+ hours in the business to achieve material participation (please correct me if I'm wrong). 

Just tap into what talents you do have and offer that in exchange for shadowing and learning about the business. 

I believe making statements about me based on assumptions does not contribute to a constructive dialogue.

You're running a business...the tenant does not 'inform' you when they will be paying their rent...they are contractually liable for paying at specific amount on a specific day. 

The Creative Investor Meetup is designed for beginning to advanced investors who would like additional strategies when constructing deals.All aspects of real estate investing will be covered including (but not limited to) - Wholesaling, Flipping, Buy and Hold and Commercial with an emphasis on Creative Financing.

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I had little choice since I was financing out of a construction loan that had little time before a ballon.

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