Thank you @Lewis Horwood and @Jesse Cornforth! 

@Steven Lewis I understand the importance of saving money, but I don't understand the logic of asking an accountant to provide you with free advice during the height of tax season.Perhaps that's why no one has answered your post yet.

Thanks Simon. 

Welcome to BP @John Lewis. 

@Simon ShihOh. 

Originally posted by @Simon Shih:Do you know what area of real estate investing you want to focus on? 

There are a lot of Granite City investors over there like Scott and Julia Green and Lewis Simpson (he's leading the fight against alleged GC housing discrimination).I've learned a ton of great stuff.

I've had the same experience as Simon and Shannon.  

Originally posted by @Simon Shih:Owner financed properties can only be done on a property that is owned free and clear.

According to Burry and Michael Lewis’s The Big Short, some of the trends, institutions and events that contributed to the collapse include:Deregulation which authorized the securitization of mortgages.