Today, I'm happy to report I have no mice, the gutter is not doing more harm till it can be properly repaired in the spring, the bathroom and kitchen were repaired for $140, new, qualified tenants are moving in on December 1st under an enforceable lease, and the rent was raised $25/mo.

Bo Kim Very interesting, a consultant for a CPA firm, must be some mad skills. :) I’ve been around BP for a while, and financial side is a weak point of mine, particularly loans or raising money thereof.

I've started sending mailers out to qualified leads recently with full intensions of going through with a sound deal if it comes about. 

I would focus on repairing your credit. see a specialist (faster) or open credit cards little by little and pay them off each month. im not saying increase your spending, just saying instead of buying that tank of gas in cash use a cc and immediately pay it off. while your credit is repairing, start banking cash. build a budget and stick to it. 80K a year is good money, make it a goal of yours to retain as much of it as possible i.e. don't eat out, don't go to the local pub, drive a modest paid off car etc. once your credit is up and savings is up, use the 80k a year plus savings to get leverage. then use that leverage to buy your properties. if your looking for a get rich quick scheme, id advise u skip over RE. don't get me wrong, you can make money fast by flipping homes but you didn't mention having experience in that area so I assume you don't. another option if your really in a hurry is to find a partner with experience and cash, and see if you can buy into one of his/hers deals. you would have to market yourself for this and see what type of skills they may need that you have. maybe you can buy in and use your web development skills to beef up and/or maintain your partners website saving them money on outsourcing. that might be your ticket into a partnership. since you mentioned your helping your friend, maybe you can partner with him?

This is not legal advice but you'd likely need a private individual who is qualified under an exemption from dodd frank.

Hello Bigger Pockets Community,I have two qualified potential tenants interested in renting one of my apartments by mid-December. 

They found a sufficient quantity of meth to qualify as intent to distribute, plus clothes, lottery tickets, soap, shampoo and other personal items.

Have you had this conversation with that person, do they even have the desire/skills to take over where you left off?

Remember the more units you acquire the more likely you are to cover your mortgage but at the same time you will also need to be able to qualify for these high ticket properties. 

I'm looking for a way to save money by picking up a skill that I currently pay a lot for.