Appreciation can save your bacon in these tough areas depending on the home.

@Noah Bacon I'm still buying rentals, still only if the numbers work, which has become increasingly rare.

You may have to buy breakfast, snacks, or lunch.Join Apartment Association of Dallas to get in front of PM. 

Negotiated over coffee and breakfast over about 2-3 months and then began working on the actual legal documents and structuring our deal.

They drive jacked up 4x4s, chew tobacco for breakfast, have neck tats, and smell like diesel fuel. 

After a month or so of listening to David, Robert, Tony, Ashley and Pace I got the motivation I needed to call the man and requested a breakfast meeting to discuss some real estate stuff.

In the kitchen below we took out about 18" of a wall to allow space for a breakfast bar (we could not take out more due to duct work).

We'd love to see you sometime at Dealmakers breakfast or our monthly meetings.

@Noah Bacon Thank you for the guidance sir!

Work two jobs, one for at least 2 years (stable employment with health insurance), the other could be temp jobs, or a side job working overnight in a pool room in a decent neighborhood (or something like that).Pay for sack lunches, homemade dinner and breakfast, car insurance, an inexpensive car with a good A/C and heat, holiday gifts for favorite relatives, and stay with parents for free (or a very small charge).Parents hate you and say you can't live there, get a cheap room in a nice neighborhood with similar aged people.Bankroll up your cash reserves as much as you can.Read Rich Dad Poor Dad.