When someone blows so much smoke and is so quick to get nasty & personal instead of addressing the substance of the discussion.....well, such tawdry behavior reflects poorly on that person's judgment & credibility. 

need help to make sure i have the right steps ( basic format) -find cash buyers & their criteria -drive for dollars , organize info into my laptop-find comparable prices to what its ARV could be - call the owners & pray that they are motivated & find out if they owe anything - find a contractor to help me estimate the rehab costs -offer -pray that they sign -go to title company ( & say what?

BTW - I am the organizer of the Cincinnati Wine Meetup :)      - Debbie

Here are my recommendations: Plumber Henry's Handy Men Donna is the point of contact and extremely responsive and organized. 

So birth certificate, certificate of live birth from hospital... social security card... blood type... organ donation later....

I'd love to organize a meetup!

In announcing plans for the center earlier this year, they described the new operation’s objectives this way: “Modernizes the Army for the future… will integrate the future operational environment, threat and technologies to develop and deliver future force requirements, designing future force organizations, and delivering materiel capabilities.”The Futures Command center is expected to lead innovation for the Army’s top six modernization projects, including improvement to its tactical missile system, combat vehicles and helicopters, defense teams and weapons.Army officials indicated they were seeking a high-tech, creative culture for the location, rather than a traditionally structured Army post.

I think its kind of making more sense now in my head what I want so I will try to be more organized in relating this info to you guys:in order to retire/do something else, here is what I think I need:1) live in a paid off house2) have 6 k in passive income...Even if I stay in my job, which I probably will for a while, I really dont want to leverage my house to buy investment properties.

I’d look at the partner organizations and ask them about need?

BP Nation:Does anyone have good presentation outlines and templates for pitching to investors/lending organizations to get financing?