Also to add, we are fortunate that neither of us is cash poor right now.

I was fortunate to be mentored by someone who kind of pioneered home share rentals in the metro atlanta area.

I was very fortunate to have a stable job during the financial crisis, so I started looking at some properties which I think are just too good to pass by.I looked at a bunch of them, even made a couple of offers, but no deals in 2010.

It's really sad how guru's prey on the less fortunate for almost their last dollar.

I'm very fortunate to own my house in San Francisco but am kept very busy with work at a mobile tech start up in Palo Alto.I found out about Bigger Pockets from a friend and am looking to learn strategies for financing that I can apply to reach my goals.

I know the property needs some work but fortunately the units are set up pretty much like mine which I've renovated so I have a good idea how much it would cost.

Currently I own a small condo (personal residence) and was fortunate enough to recently complete the purchase of a 5 unit property with a couple of partners.

Actually since we're on Expat Assignment abroad, my husband's company contracts our taxes to be done, so we have someone, fortunately-- because they sure are messy now.

Welcome Nick,Sounds like you have the good fortune of a spouse as a willing partner in investing.

It also took away four years of my investing time plus the years after graduating that I wasted playing executive for a fortune 500 company with 70+ hour work weeks.