Craigslist is a powerful tool to get a real world picture of what the max is that you can charge for rent.

In the words of Austin Powers "I vanna toilet made of solid gold, but its just not in the cards now is it, baby."

Using this method I hope to achieve financial freedom and retire, if I so desire, in semi-luxury at the age of 28."

Flipping houses isn't always a science, its about making $, having freedom, and enjoying what you do.

There are plenty of sharp powerful women in real estate.

Then pull $ out to buy anothercredit cards...but only at low rates, and only if your project cashflows well, AND it doesn't mess up your borrowing power (ask your banker how the debt ratios work)borrow from friends or familyowner-financingpull $ out of your current home via refinance or home equity loanpull $ out of one of your investment propertiesget hard money, then buy at 20% or more below market value and refinance to pay off hard money loan

Our goals are to wholesale enough houses to get some cash to start flips and when we do that we can get some financial freedom to take care of our families.

I'm working on a seven year old mac laptop that's only slightly less powerful than what I could buy right now.

While on deployment back in 2010 I discovered Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and like many I believe, was very intrigued with the thought of using vehicles like real estate to someday reach financial freedom.

Well, I believe God delayed all of the applications and made their hiring process so long because I've came to the light that real estate is my road to a financial freedom.