And the cycle continues until you have spent thousands of dollars for information that you could get from the local library or Biggerpockets for free.

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of assistance programs around the country. 

The boiler had an OA alert.I literally had to explain that the boiler was not going to fire off on a100 degree day and "OA" refers to outside air.

If you are in a “tenant friendly” location where the rules and laws are in your tenants favor and not the landlord, renting to section 8 can literally bankrupt you.

Instead, they just focus on growing wealth and deploy a few hundred thousand each year and every year with the right syndications and wait to see the returns in five to eight years.

Here is literally what I said:"Being a financial advisor is not necessarily a bonus.

But you will save thousands of dollars every year on mortgage payments and don't forget that juicy additional principal paydown when you have a loan that has already amortized for 24+ payments!

I spent so much money trying to bring that place together that I am literally tens of thousands of dollars in high interest credit card debt.

My family would literally use car jacks and hike the house up! 

And a few literally flee the country and apparently still carry on with their business.