I am fortunate to have those 48 hours, and I make the most of my time. 

Fortunately there was a nice little element in the mortgage industry at that time that let a newly minted professional, right out of school, with no income history, qualify for a jumbo loan - The no-doc Alt-A loan.

Fortunately there was a nice little element in the mortgage industry at that time that let a newly minted professional, right out of school, with no income history, qualify for a jumbo loan - The no-doc Alt-A loan!

I learned a lot about what to do, and what not to do, and how to network effectively.I also have been fortunate to have input and training from some of the absolute top people in the business which further reinforced my choice of multi-family. 

It warns against collecting interest on what you give to those who are less fortunate.

I've lived and worked overseas for about 15 years, and have been fortunate to accrue a good amount of investment capital, and now I'm looking to put it to work in building my financial freedom.

Fortunately, you live in a great area for real estate investing.

I have lost a small fortune with these these things flying away!!! 

I'll possibly be buying a new personal residence in the next year and look to rent out my current home and I do expect the lack of rental history on this property (despite having my other rentals) to negatively impact what a bank will approve me for, fortunately I'm not trying buy a million dollar house so I expect I'll still be okay.

I'm fortunate I don't need the cashflow so the whole $400+ not going to debt service, taxes and property management stays in the account and grows over time.