In addition I have 3 of the best off shore providers in my camp as well.So there you go no mystery to this.. and other than the big cash out when folks bought the properties the business is really quite simple.. buy a bombed out foreclosure that an investor walked away from because PM was cruddy.

I've done mystery shops and refinished furniture over the years to build up money.

Apparently, Fannie will allow 80% based upon some mysterious set of guidelines they have.

It's no great economic mystery that increases in property taxes will be paid by the landlord in the short term and the renter in the long term

The Lord works in mysterious ways, I got a contact from a friend of a G.C that has been doing work around last night and set up a meet/interview this Friday to connect and plan for a potential business future together.

sure, no great mystery here.  

If I use a heloc and they did for some mysterious reason call the note due, what is the worst thing that could happen? 

We had a GC come out and look at it, who estimated it, but then as that went underway, we figured out the mystery - the electrical couldn't support both units -- blammo a few K more. 

There are plenty of good books out there that with your help can be very beneficial to your kids.I have started my kids at age 8 with books like "How the economy grows and why it crashes", The Uncle Eric series (Whatever happened to penny candy, the money mysteries, etc.) and now at age 9 we are reading Rich dad poor Dad.

I'd say 90k for purchase, 20k for rehab, 10k for closing costs, commissions, fees, other mystery and unexpected fees and things that come up.