Any spare time I have now I  want to devote to my wife and children.

I am 100% committed to my goal - my current job pays well and I live cheap so every cent I can spare is going towards REI.

He mailed everything back to me with a spare key.

One of my 1st acquisitions in North America was $62,000 @ 19% (1987) & a complete gut job, as they were the ultimate hoarders.I did the same as you spending all my spare time & had to take all my vacation time to rehab it to livable condition.My colleagues at the time made fun of me & several told me it was a losing proposition & sometimes it felt like it.

I paint on canvases with acrylic in my spare time and also have lots of experience painting walls.

Believe me, I'm listening to podcasts, reading every spare second and then some.

Buy & Hold is for us and we are used to having tenants, we have been renting our spare room for 5 years in our town home.We are looking for advice and help from people that have experienced this and want to share their insights.

I would recommend you not start from scratch and jump start to the next level with your spare parts + cash on hand.Is starting off with duplexes/4plexes still the best route to go?

Guideline, not a rule.I’d still send them an offer in the mail for around $140k AS-IS with a draft contract of some kind if you can spare the postage!

In my spare time, I enjoy exercising in the gym, running around Atlanta, traveling the world, fishing, watching college football, and snow skiing.