Two credit cards we're used and numerous memberships signed up for during that period of time.

Allow showings but, you have to be careful - we do not show homes to anyone who has not provided a photo I.D. and been screened through our validation process and provided a credit card in case of damages.

If it's not transportation, housing, or food, don't spend a dime on it. 

Getting them to raise their credit card limits to attend their seminars, purchase their CD's, and go on their bus tours. 

I have paid off student loans, my house, credit cards, car and have 100k that i would like to invest.

Now since you mentioned Property lines of Credit or Business lines of Credit are we talking about Credit cards?  

I would open up a few more credit cards.  

Then what happens on paper a property looks like a cash flows very well, then when you add in vacancies repairs and life in general, they end up having to start using credit cards to pay for things and get caught into that spiral To answer your original question most real estate investors are not buying a property every year.

I worked in casinos dealing cards, while I don't have any type of security or police type background I grew some thick skin.

I hope you can make me smarter in this regard. this is not correct -- a person, or parents of a minor, have to apply for the Soc Security card number.