After doing some direct mail I realized that lease options would be a valuable tool but also being able to list a house if there was no other way to structure a deal and the owner wanted to sell that way.  

Got nostalgic over the weekend and thought about what I would love to tell my 20 / 30 year old selves, but realized they wouldn't listen anyway....What 20 won't believe-You're going to spend a lot of money on dating but not date your future wife until after 30.  

I do realize that this was my mistake since I wasn't aware of the letter of estoppel.

I realize there are ups and downs it's just hard to recapture motivation but I'm sure I could recapture plenty if I could catch one of those $100 bills.

I didn't realize they would be posted in the same place

I realize that may not be your long term goal but Denver and Colorado Springs have casinos within 1 hour of them.

Yes, in fact the most surprising thing about getting into the business is the realization that you are just that...

What most new investors fail to realize is step one is always SAVE SOME CASH.Good luck to you.

You will be basically betting on the appreciation if buying this property will eliminate your ability to save more money to go towards rentals in the future until you sell and realize that appreciation.I would look at what the worst case scenario would be and what does this do to your timeline / plans.  

So, people just need to realize that they are not increasing their current income (can't spend it) from profits when using their IRA, it's for the future.