China has been manipulating their currency much like how the US did after WWI when we demanded that the debtor nations pay us in gold.

Here's how:1) If you are a licensed real estate broker, make hard money loans using other people's money (qualified investors) and make it a practice to take your fees and commissions in the form of equity in as many well-collateralized deals as you can2) Whether licensed or not, you can buy notes with "hair" and solve the problems with either the debtor relationship, the documentation or the collateral.

It’s just debt, or leverage.

If you are in a bad financial situation that involves massive debt or out of control spending, you may need to push your spouse or significant other.

Further financing now creates debt (or more debt) and you may have to sit on it for a bit while still paying on these.

Whenever there is debt or gearing, involved, the risk of all investments rises due to the interest risk associated with the borrowing. 

I don’t believe anyone whose in debt or homeless or whatever it may be can’t be happy also.

Free equity is from the appreciation, which comes to you whether or not you pay down the debt or not. 

It’s nice and all, but in order to achieve the most in RE investing, I’d have to go into debt. should I avoid debt or should I dive in and allow my RE career to really takeoff?

Is your lien based on a loan made for the purchase of the property, or a judgment against the debtors for another type of debt.