I try to use the same color scheme in most rental units to keep life simple.

You could be sued, when you get sued your scheme unravels in court, the judge gets ticked off at your clever dealings and slams you with lending violations. 

It is a pretty good scheme.

Joint Ventures with Sellers (e.g. minor rehabs, you do the work, place a note and a mortgage, get a JV fee)Joint Ventures With Buyers (eg shared appreciation schemes)Joint Ventures with Money and Credit Partners (getting doctors to buy and pay for rehab, splitting profits)The creative minds are opening!!

In the grand scheme of things, I know 29 is young.

There is nothing wrong with the basic concept, it's the implementation and probability of reproducing the scheme that, in reality, is difficult.

Federal HUD-1 Loophole I'm Using To Make Boatloads Of Cash In The Sky-Rocketing "Forbearance Crisis"Ok - this sounds like another flavor of the month scheme with nearly not as much potential as it promises.

Not as a 'get rich quick' scheme, but because I genuinely enjoyed the process of taking a rundown home and making it something sale-able.

Its an advance fee scheme.. but some have reported that they actually got loans.. although its not no money down you need the 3500 . 

Real estate investing is not a one size fits all get rich scheme.