Before now I've always been under the notion of actually needing to have fat pockets and godly credit (neither of which I have) in order to make a move.

Usually, in my experience, pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered on the matter.

Tall 180 degree non fat peppermint hot chocolate with whip and no mocha drizzle from Starbucks!

Well I was looking at a few strategies for investing and the thought of rental portfolio with lease options came to mind, especially after just browsing Craigslist (was looking for a cell phone but ended up getting bored).

i bought one house (forgot how long ago) that had an old, old carpet.. the walk areas of the carpet were so thin, that you could feel the hardwood underneath. when we went to take out the carpet and pad, the pad had deteriorated so much, that 90% of was turned into dust, the rest of it (10%) was glued to the hardwood underneath. it took us about a day with vinegar, water, and numerous different scrapers to try to peel the pieces and residue off. hosing down the floor would be a nice option. like a prison cell.

Ultimate Goal in REI: Fat nest egg of cash (2M) and passive income from rentals to cover all monthly expenses.P.S.

I used every MS Office trick that I knew (and several that I had to google), and after about a week and a half of moving data around, lining up my cells with the pertinent information where it needed to be, and figuring out all the kinks in the system, I finally had the information I needed, all neatly lined up, with different categories for different mailings on different excel sheets "This page is for out-of-state absentee owners of SFR's...

Rehabbing a house is like peeling an onion or undressing a fat chick.

The two most recent: Old cell carrier - spr*nt.

The last justified shooting I read about was a 14 year old kid who shot the bad guy, then called his dad on the cell phone.