If you are really strapped, you may want to partner up on the first deal or two.  

Boot-strapped from nothing and living in a trailer park (by choice to save money)  to dozens of houses, apt buildings and stuff with smart leverage, high equity and good cashflow.Short cuts cause pain.  

Try Jeff M. at the Madison Group.http://www.madisongroupfunding.com/

Looking to buy another property utilizing the line of credit from my house but I'm not looking to be so strapped and would rather pay this 100K down payment back over a longer period of time.Thanks!  

I currently have a 2 family which is 2 legal beds per unit however the first floor my current rental unit has a third room (no closets) which could be used as either a guest room or just some extra living space. that being said in terms of PITI the property would cash flow between $3-700/M. At

Guru or any kind of paid training is good for those that can afford it.. although look at all the college students who have student loans.. no difference instead of a student loan you have credit card debt. this is something I do not agree with .. when it comes to selling education... but then again there are many companies we heard about were they boot strapped it with their CC and now have a thriving business some empires..

I have been looking into self directed IRA's and am in the middle of reading "The Self Directed IRA Handbook by Mat Sorensen". 

Ryan,If you can fix your moisture problem with the above mentioned sealants, I think your best bet is to patch the spall in the bottom face of the slab with concrete and then provide some sort of strapping system (steel/carbon fiber) in the short direction of the porch on either side of it.  

The discharge drain needs to be secured with a strap so that it doesn't kick out of the hole.Steel braided hoses for hook up tend to be better than the black rubber ones.

Mat..the "stigma" you speak about is called "collusion" in other industries.