The other 2 components of projected returns in many of these opportunities is mortgage pay down (typically equivalent to 3% return per year, on average) and projected property appreciation (typical projections are 3-5%).

I hope you at least have an S-Corp or the LLC equivalent, @Robert Steele.

I would suggest you see if there is an equivalent in your area.

I think he bought it for about $3k equivalent.

In the last 7 months I have made the equivalent to 10 years of my early yearly pay combined.  

This analysis has lots of variables and factors where none are definitive and/or solid but I did my best and found that the cost of renting was almost equivalent to the cost of purchasing a house in the Boston area over the course of 30 years.

No Less Than 5Diversification is an important part of Jim Cramer's strategy for success; it's the equivalent of not putting all your proverbial eggs in one basket.

In the lower income neighborhoods I find it near impossible to find people with reliable, verifiable income equivalent to 3 times the amount I can get form SEC 8.  

@Brandon Jackson,Treatment of depression tends to be very personalized and typically needs a professional to guide the process.In my case, both childhood and adult issues combined to produce the equivalent of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, only in my case the trauma was emotional more than physical though it definitely had physical elements to it.Although I still back-slide a good bit, what I've found useful is to develop the habit known as "positive thinking": to condition myself to take the negative and reframe it in a positive way.Super simple example:Negative: "This sucks!"

- The equivalent amount of your own funds get put in escrow as collateral in a stable value/cash equivalent option.- You make payments back at an agreed upon interest rate.