You will, however, find several key ingredients that you can combine to get a deal done...WHEN you find the right deal.I will share some advice I was given early on..."

You'll find, in your master plan that you've outlined above, that an experienced and knowledgeable mortgage professional is an essential ingredient to your success.  

Request that they drill holes in the walls and shoot "Borid" (which has an active ingredient of Boric Acid in powder form) in there.

I LOVE NETWORKING and believe it is a key ingredient to being financially free. 

That led me down the path of researching the ingredients that make up an affordable, safe, and EXPLOSIVE rental market.Picking the right market will:-Ensure that you get positive cashflow on your deals-Have a high likelihood of great appreciation over the long run-Protect your investments during a downturn due to less recession in the immediate area-Give you a thriving community to plug into to help you learn the ropes and meet the right people-And much moreDon't be blinded by a house that's only 20K but it's in a small, rural town.Price isn't everything.That house will be hard to renovate, keep rented, and manage in a town like that.

Cement is one of the ingredients in concrete, along with sand and aggregate.

This expansion is typically hastened by government intervention in the form of lowered interest rates (the key ingredient for investment).Phase 2 - EXPANSION: The transition from recovery to expansion occurs when companies and individuals have bought up or rented most of the available buildings.

You have all the ingredients in the recipe since you've noticed the mold. 

Some of these books are helpful and I don't think rote work is the only ingredient to wealth either.

being hit with the market crash and the unemployment skyrocketing are the two ingredients for you to full bankruptcy.