Kind of like if you are a Market Maker and you Wholesale properties that you picked up for less than half price, some how and are dealing them to the...Flippers who buy the Corn or House for one higher price and do something to it to sell it at a higher price which may not even be Retail.

To your rental application. lol You could also frost the glass with spray on or peel and stick film.

Speaking of #8, if you want high dollar rent rates everything from your sofas through your bed linens through your coffee maker have to be "4 Seasons" level.

I know this would not be a "money maker" per se, but my main objective would be to simply acquire a discounted home in this hot market, and let someone else "buy" it for me.  

We were married on Sanibel Island and we're lucky enough to to have our wedding filmed as part of the official Sanibel Island music video with our appearance first @ 4:12 into the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?

The shows on tv don't give all the details and can make them sound like great $$ makers, often times leaving out details like closing cost fees, capital gains tax, etc.

I picked the building up right ($32,500 at auction) a couple of years ago and took it from a money pit and made it into a money maker (net income $2,300 a month with room to add another $400 +).The city bought the neighboring building for $165,000 and put $79,000 into demolishing it unfortunately the demolition created a lot of potential liability that would be my responsibility.

And by his Deal Maker's course if you can as well.

If your first two deals are money makers, I think it will be pretty easy. 

Congratulations on your decision to make real estate a core of your financial future.Keep pumping as much as you can into that 401k, especially if your employer does a match.