I'll be as patient as it takes.I realize I'll likely not cash flow in that first year since I'll be living there, but once I move out I'd be happy with just a few thousand dollars profit a year when comparing only my mortgage against my income from tenants.

Our clients tend to have bad experience with hard water/mineral stains in the bathrooms we renovate, so we've made it a practice to deal with the additional cost and minor headaches of epoxy grout for all client work, as it improves customer satisfaction, and helps reduce the number of service calls for return work.

I've had quite a bit of success, but you have to be patient and consistent with these leads.

We accept this is the way it often is and we are patiently waiting.So why is it that we don't value long term investing into ourselves? 

Investing is fun for me I get more satisfaction out of investing than buying an overpriced luxury vehicle that drops in value every year.

Any time my man.Be patient, and do your numbers right and it will happen.Also, mind you, I didn't even factor in holding costs in my example either.

Please recommend someone who is knowledgeable and patient. 

Buy low or be patient would be my advice.

I am in NO way living a rich lifestyle, but I am taking baby steps, the first one is firing my 9-5 boss, which is happening in 1 week and 1 day lol..Yes I am counting down the days lol.I know and believe that real estate can have us lead the lifestyles we want to live, but its all about staying focused and patient.

Instead I'd be patient to find well-located distressed properties (or better yet, distressed owners who own well located properties) OR I'd buy some . . .