When I want a car I buy it from my brother who has owned his used car business for decades.I can get him to buy cheap at the auctions for cash.I also look on EBAY for desperate sellers who need to sell cheap.I wait until the auction expires and offer them a much lower bid with cash.A friend of mine picked up a BMW this way that had a market of 12k and the seller was asking 10k for 5,500.I look at the dealer prices and laugh.They are a total rip off and it makes me sick to think someone buys new or almost new and right off the bat starts losing value and having a negative investment for years.The dealers like to make the outside look good on used cars and sell you crap.I can get a new paint job and a brand new interior for a few k at most.What I care about is the engine,tranny,axels,etc.

I also though it had to be sick or dying if he was able to capture it, and I didn't want to fit rabies or anything.

No matter what happens, people will be getting sick, seeing doctors, etc.

Got sick.

Just from what I learned already I figure it would have taken me a very long time to learn, if at all, because if you don't know what to ask and when to ask it you will never ask and if you use the Internet or other methods you might never find the question or relate, and not know to ask the question and a single mentor would either not think to tell you or assume you already know.It is the same as with my Merchant Marine license I had to have minimum of 1440 days underway with 720 days on vessels before I could take the test but even though I had been at sea I would not have passed the test without paying Houston Marine for the test prep which cost $$$All of these endorsements from the United States Coast Guard are required and after paying for the courses the USCG costs for the actual endorsements at $165 min each. 1600 ton Master $9,500 STCW $1,900.00 Able Bodies Seaman $799 Advanced Firefighting $799 RADAR $799 Proficiency in Rescue/Lifeboat $999 So to get my license I had to spend $14,796.00 and I lost sea time to automatically renew, after 10 years of sailing, when my parents were sick and died in 2007.  

If this person was just plain irresponsible, I turn down that applicant.

Are you sick of dealing with unmotivated sellers?

In my experience, even when legal, growers tend to keep their homes clean, don't have wild parties and will pay their rent before anything else [ plants not easy to transport] And if you're lucky, at Christmas he will give you something a little better than an 'I Love My landlord" t-shirt.The feds will NOT go after a small time grower, especially one who is a caregiver for sick people.

I do speak a bit plain, to reach a broader audience.

A BIG rehab lender here on BP is correct when he told me that the key in raising money is just plain old fashioned NETWORKING.