Long story short, not only did I commit the rookie mistake of paying for the remaining work in advance to the sum of $2.2k of which the work was never finished and no refund provided because of a sob story I won’t delve into.This gentleman was a foreigner who was legal and had a social security card for working purposes.

Get cards to under 69% of the available line.Don't close accounts.

Hello everyone,I am going through the mortgage approval process and though everything else checks out (good income, credit score, reserves) she is claiming that I cannot qualify for an investment loan because I only have one tradeline (a credit card).

The only valid concern would be if you are afraid that your HELOC(s) may be frozen, but in my case, even if that happens I still have credit cards with substantial limits I could use for emergency repairs.

It will be fun, exciting and very energizing.You already know not to fall for the up-sale, so leave your credit cards at home.Take copious notes, be open to all the strategies they will present and do some honest soul searching as to what feels like the best fit for your present circumstances, personality and skill set.

Take a paypal payment for those floating rent on a credit card (Charge fees).  

Credit cards?  

It is close to NYC transportation and I was amazed at how many people applied for the apartment (I had to take the add down).

If they pay the rent using a credit card, they can do a chargeback to take the money back even months later.  

Also, many of these real estate investor meetings start collecting business cards for contractors and builders.