cut the lawn, seed it, trip some bushes, put a sign on it.

Keep your seed capital close, and perhaps invest in a foreign currency that may not be as badly affected by an impending financial crash. 

I was told that if I tried and he didn't accept, he wouldn't accept anything from me...Thank you for your response - I am soaking all this up - I am so grateful for this site!!!

I've been soaking up info like a sponge through these forums, BP Podcast, and some audiobooks, as well as doing some research on Zillow, Trulia, etc. 

thanks @Steve VaughanI love reading your posts and soaking up your input.

I like that people aren't stupid enough to take a saw to it to try and fit their brand new oversized fridge....I like that it can't be burned when someone puts a a pan with the flaming remains of the thanksgiving turkey on it...I like that it doesn't soak up stains when the kids spill koolaid on it.Lol.

HELLO BP,My name is Ajani and I am just starting out in my Real Estate Investing career and soaking in as much information and resources as I can.  

Try to soak up as much information as you can.  

This is a good way to source your "startup" seed money, but once you have established the ability of your properties to become your free source of these needed funds, the IBC slows you down, and costs you money that you don't need to spend. 

It could be a non-paying tenant that destroys the property, hail that damages the roof, storm that breaks a window, plumbing pipe that bursts inside a wall and soaks the carpet or as simple and the AC breaking down.