And resistance to becoming a more vertical city.  

Living in your car broke is where the flames of magic are fanned!

@David Nutakorthanks for the offer, might take you up on it. hard to resist free.

To truly rise above the stigma you mention I personally think you, and other wholesalers with the same intention, should closely partner with a few select partners that can help you close the majority of the deals and get a real estate license.Wholesaling can be a business, but most people flame out.

^_^Who can resist my cute monkey faceGAAAAAdamn!

I avoided Portland as the path of least resistance, but now I'm being told that the "Portland rules" will be spread to all of Oregon.

Resisted the lure of other gurus like Connected Investors & BNB Formula.8.

I don't buy things that won't cash flow and I'm selling the one non-compliant one to reduce my overall net leverage and pay off one or two in their entirety.On a personal basis, I'd say the older you get, the less net leverage (cash in bank or t-bills plus money owed) you should probably carry, as you are more resistant to market cycles that way.

Try to resist that temptation, because once you live alone you'll never want roommates again.

Like a moth to a flame, I couldn't resist.  20% down, accidentally overdrew my Roth IRA costing me over 20k of taxes and fees (which sucked because this house needed a TON of work and I was REALLY counting on that money!