There never was, is nor will be any substitute for that inner desire.

Equity in your real estate is a very powerful position to be in.Over the past years, and thanks to my wife's conservative control of our cash flow, we have been able to pay off mortgages that in turn created a large equity base from our portfolio.Having a large equity is a great position for investors.Creating Equity is a great goal to aim for.With Equity an investor can:Have large cash flow Borrow against SellExchangeBlanket mortgagesIncrease net worthIncrease the quality of portfolioIdeas to increase Equity:Control real estate below market valuePay down mortgages by increasing base income flipping propertiesUse substitution of collateral techniquesApply more than regular payments on the mortgageTax Deferred 1031 ExchangesIncrease rental cash flowKeep score of your equity as properties are purchased (make it a game, a goal)Make one equity based offer a week (do this a wealth will follow)Multiply yourself by having others bring you transactions (Locators, Bird Dogs, Agents)Sell things you have (accumulated in your garage or basement) apply proceeds to mortgagesAdvertise and market your services more aggressively Charles

Or, the nice factory keeps making the stuff, but they start substituting cheaper materials. 

As a land lord my self, Rent payments is never a substitute for any deadline issues...

(No substitute for experience)4.

The second clue is summarized by the following graph, showing the post Great Recession trend in Foreclosure and Substitute Trustee filings.

You should understand that leveraging the cash value to invest in real estate is different than simply treating a policy's cash value as a substitute for a credit card.

(D) Complaints and answers shall be under oath or affirmation, and may be reasonably and fairly amended at any time.(2)(A) A person who is not named as a respondent in a complaint, but who is identified as a respondent in the course of investigation, may be joined as an additional or substitute respondent upon written notice, under paragraph (1), to such person, from the Secretary.

That may affect more single family properties, but keep in mind single family is a substitute for multifamily.

I stands for inimitable and N stands for non-substitutable.