I also find it hard from time to time to become interested in the newer "thing" that will generate the largest return, but if you continue bouncing around from mini-business to mini-business, you'll keep spinning your wheels and not be making meaningful progress towards your goal of FI while budgeting your time wisely.Good luck!

That was far faster than real estate bounced back.

It is nice of you to want the best for her and to help her with education, but to think that she will give you money, well..........Right now, the only thing that should be on your mind is finding a way to bounce back and be better positioned finacially and mentally.

I'll have a month for the checks to clear before I give them the keys; the Lease Agreement specifies that if they bounce a check they will pay $25 plus all bank fees, and all payments after that will be cash.

Welcome to BP, the podcasts have great information and you can always bounce ideas off of each other. 

Bounced around all the bedrooms thinking the same - maybe it was just the one.Yup - contacted Zinus.

I tried to join reobroker.com but they said they only have one agent per territory, and my territory was full.I have purchased 4 different asset manager lists over the past two years, but three were ineffective with outdated information and many email bounce-backs or returned mail.The best list I found was at www.RealEstateTarget.com; I did a successful snail mail and email campaign, and picked up three new banks and an account with LPS.I cross-referenced the list with AMs on the attendee or speaker list at conferences like 5 Star and REOMAC, and attended the conferences and sessions, making every effort to meet them in person.

Is there someone in your workplace that is into real estate that you could bounce ideas off of?

I'd be happy to chat about house hacking and bounce ideas off each other. 

Were there any late payments, bounced checks, or other payment issues?