I have been in the Army National Guard for five years and counting, and through that training i crave mission, financial, and business success.

Currently living in apartmentWorking full time as a management consultant and also in grad schoolLiving below our means and currently building savings for emergency fundsBlessed with a promotion that will allow us to build savings at a faster rateEstimate to have $30k in savings in 12 months time (depending on how well I control my Chipotle cravings :) )Plan for first property acquisitionfirst property will be primary residenceFind distressed / REO property (4/2/2)use FHA 203k loan to roll in rehab cost and put 5% down (heard doing 5% instead of 3% means no PMI, need to verify that)Plan for investment property acquisitionsAssume rehab yields 25% ARVUse HELOC and savings to purchase first and subsequent investment properties as soon as possible.Overall I'm looking to force equity in a primary residence and use HELOC and savings to start acquiring properties.  

If I see a lot of pictures of wild, drunken-looking behavior in groups, they lose points.After having so many 20-somethings, I do find myself craving some 50-somethings.

Welcome to BP community, hope all is well.What was my driving force was eating up audio books to speed up the gaining knowledge process, in return I would gather my questions faster for more deeper research.also all podcast/video-blogs from BP, listen to all of them until you start feeling a craving for a certain niche, then focus more on that new found hunger.recommended books:-Profit First-10x Rule-Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing (free from BP)-Rich Dad Poor Dad-Millionaire Real Estate Agent (known as the Red book within REA's)-Millionaire Real Estate Investor (known as the Blue book within REA's)-4 hour work week-The E Myth for Real Estate InvestorsGood luck, you seek , you will find#keepthehustle #lifeisworthliving #notdreamingitsreality

My job is interesting, but I crave the freedom of self-employment. 

Welcome to BP community, hope all is well.What was my driving force was eating up audio books to speed up the gaining knowledge process, in return I would gather my questions faster for more deeper research.also all podcast/video-blogs from BP, listen to all of them until you start feeling a craving for a certain niche, then focus more on that new found hunger.recommended books:-Rich Dad Poor Dad-Millionaire Real Estate Agent (known as the Red book within REA's)-Millionaire Real Estate Investor (known as the Blue book within REA's)-4 hour work week-The E Myth for Real Estate Investors-Profit First-10x Rule-Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing (free from BP)Good luck, you seek , you will find#keepthehustle #lifeisworthliving #notdreamingitsreality

I also know people crave validation and human interactions on purchases after all isn't that what brought us all here..

You need to crave the end result so much everything in between (what you are going through now), does not phase you.

i assume you're acting as your own agent here. do people really crave a garage?

It sounds like a nice turn around, but my brain always craves the often untold story of money spent out of profit.