Deep down in your belly you really think this works out.This thread is similiar to the girl who quit her job and is hell bent on wholesaling.   

Offer the note for as a down payment on the real estate you desire to own.same as #3, but ask the seller to take back some paper also (if not all of it) this is called "papering out"create a note again on one of your equities - sell the note for a cash discountmake an offer on the property you want subject to a 1031 exchange or subject to an outright sale of another propertyoffer one of your properties for sale with a deep discount (you'll have lots of interest) with an option to buy back in a few years (you get cash and have an option to buy your property back - buyer has your property and cash flow for a period of time plus a great yield on his investment)borrow on your home - use the proceed for cash flow real estatedon't buy - C O N T R O L  the property you want with a skinny contract of sale - with the right to market and possession if it is vacant (do a little work and improvements) offer it for sale at price that will give you a nice profit  - assign your contract for a profit.

A few books I've found extremely valuable thus far:The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller (more of a "mindset" book)The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve BergesHow to Take an Apartment Building from Money Pit to Money Maker by Craig HaskellEmerging Real Estate Markets: How to Find and Profit from Up-and-Coming Areas by David LindahlCurrently, I'm reading Real Estate Finance and Investments by Peter Linneman which is deep dive into commercial finance (the "boring stuff") which I find very interesting.Industry Trends/News:Multifamily Executive MagazineBisnow

I want someone like this with good deep strategies to help me.  

The tenants are getting some amount of free rent so they don't want to loose this free money and in my experience take pretty good care of your property.Boy some of the markets I was in in the deep south no one got that cleanliness memo.. 

In the spirit of the Podcast's "Deep Dive," I figured I would go ahead and provide a Deep Dive of my own for anyone who has read this far into my post :) Type: 4-Plex - Savannah, GA Units: 4 (2BR/1.5BA, 1200 sq ft Apartments) Price: $350,000 Current Appraisal: $395,000 :) Equity :)Rehab Estimate: $30,000ARV Estimate: $460,000Current Rent Roll: $2950Projected Rent Roll: $4500Cash to Close: $2,400 :) :) :) So here goes - I found this property by just searching the MLS (mainly Trulia and Zillow). 

You would make a local connection in your market with deep insight and tips.

My husband and I were aiming to “go wide” with leverage and then “go deep” and start paying houses off.  

Looking to purchase a home on a corner lot and had survey done on the original plat drawn out in 1926 it states the lot to be 67.8ft wide 130.5 ft deep.

I owned that house for until 2005 selling it at a huge profit just before the bubble burst.Have you checked into refinancing at a lower rate or being relieved of paying PMI?