Bronzeville, Hyde Park, Bridgeport are all traditionally great South side neighborhoods.

Thank you Rich!

I'm not looking for the get rich scheme (though who doesn't won't to win the lottery :) and I'm in it for the long haul.Just like you I'm seeking financial independence, I'll definitely keep on grinding.

RICH has a big event this Saturday. 

A traditional agent will want you to make offers that are going to be accepted, an investor agent is willing to make offers that are most likely to get rejected. 

I live just west of Portland, and I'm looking to get into REI a little more to supplement my retirement as I'm self-employed (General Contractor) and don't have much of a traditional 401k, etc.I started out buying a duplex as my first house back in 2005, which I lived in one side for 7 years and rented out the other.  

I don't add anything to traditional financing due to child support destroying DTI, so I've go to look elsewhere to move on the 2nd home. 

You can definitely achieve your goal if you set your mind to it.Here's a great quote from Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich that speaks to your situation."

I have been able to relate to a lot of others' postings about what they perceived from the Rich Dad Seminar also. 

In my previous thread I asked about getting around fha owner occupancy requirements with traditional funding but the best anyone could come up with was basically taking out a private/hard money loan.I have a property that I can buy for 71k and needs 15k in rehab costs.