In Hollywood, no one commits beyond the movie they are looking at, at that time.  

I t is hard to give advice because the bank/lender is going to look at your credit debt to income, etc....

I have some investing partners in my family, but I am the main driver of our efforts, and once I pick a niche I will commit all my spare time, and even go full-time (quit my job) if I am successful enough.Thanks for taking the time to read this, and if there are any good resources on the basics of cash flow notes, I'd love to check them out.

A career that I can finally be proud of, have bragging rights, and where i can wake up every morning motivated and committed.      

While federal and possibly state taxes still apply to the distribution even when the funds are used for the purchase of a primary residence, the 10% early distribution penalty if you are under age 59 1/2 does not apply when a distribution is taken from an IRA to pay for certain first-time homebuyer expenses (subject to specific dollar limitations) (IRC Sec. 72(t)(2)(F)).A qualified first-time homebuyer distribution is any distribution received by an individual to the extent that the distribution is used by the IRA owner before the close of the 120th day after the day on which the distribution is received.

I believe it's all timing, because I can commit 100%. 

My search found that BB&T and Regions Bank were great regional banks in my area and EECU was a great credit union. 

Hi @Craig T.

Since the end of December when I really committed to getting this RE train rolling...I've worked no less than 120 hours a week.

I feel like people don/t come to these auctions with a game plan.I have seen only one or two okay deals out of 20, do not expect a steal.