For a number of years we felt we weren’t in a position to invest in real estate and we always had good reasons/excuses, but after listening to and reading so many stories I can see that we really should have started earlier.I’ve been consuming as much material as possible the past several months from books, podcasts and blogs.

They are time consuming, most get thrown in the trash, they may not be in the market to sell at that time, and the person who throws it in the trash is the only one in the house that sees it. 

Using these reports, I know exactly how much, when and for each property as well as the % of rent it consumes.  

Just about 50% is consumed off the top.

-De'Andre WilliamsThe man bought a $40K car with additional debt while having $41K in consumer debt. 

I'm an avid consumer of podcasts and really like the format.

A bit time consuming (you could probably pay a virtual temp to do the legwork) but all told just cost me some time and $100 on stamps and envelopes.

In the meantime, I'm consuming as much Bigger Pockets books/podcasts/webinars as possible!

Credit cards are a valuable intermediary between the consumer and the provider (valuable for the consumer, that is). 

It does not hold up as advertised, it can't be refinished and consumers are wise to it.