Good book for that: Secrets of Power Negotiating from Roger Dawson)- I do not recommended  use other people money (OPM).

Please keep in mind that this is an abbreviated story and in no way could ever represent the amount of adversity that I experienced through this process or the effort that was required.Looking back, I am amazed with power of real estate and have found a true passion, like nothing I ever experienced in my job and I wish anyone on a similar trajectory to push as hard as you can.

You could always go private money if you -really- want to go there, but if you are "new to the game", then I'd heavily advise you against brand new construction without either a construction or engineering background or if you are heavily banked.At 80-100k equity, you could turn that into 135-170k of buying power with bank financing at around 60% LTV (I'd be conservative if this was your first time going at it to make sure you will cashflow and establish that to keep working with your banks).

The upside to paying down your debt is borrowing power, but if you invest in funds for passive income, you don't need leverage for those investments to still make double digit returns.

Folks like @Robert Hetsler and I yell from the tree tops :)  It can be a powerful tool for you - next time!

The discount comes from money loosing its buying power.

You learned your lesson.She is brave to push you like that when you have more power in this relationship in the long run.Put some sod in, do the math on that.Even if it is only a small patch of sod, it could meet the definition described in the email.  

Needless to say after listening to a few episodes I understood that real state could be a very powerful tool to add to my portfolio.  

The other side has been vacant with the power and water still on.

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