As we were tapping out to our end game, we put a fat Heloc on our house for an opportunity fund. 

With the friends who don't support me in my choices to better myself, I stop talking to them and just let them go without burning the bridge, with Family, I annoy them with what I am doing and want to do and make that all i talk about so they leave me alone or I leave with the last word on having support from others on what I want to do.

That said, I expect to get paid quickly, without complaint, when I ask for payment.There are usually 2 reasons contractors take money upfront. 1) they've been burned by customers in the past so they're trying to avoid getting totally screwed. 2).

Brick fire place and wood burning stove.

Was thinking I could split costs with him but that might be money that I'm just burning if I can't get him in contract.

Hi,We are buying a wholesale home and just found out the half-burned garage was a marijuana grow operation.

@Timothy Burns Have you learned the landlord tenant rules in your jurisdiction?

There are 5 cleaning ladies that are on rotation to prevent burn-out. 

In order to be successful in this method you must also have a good handle on current value, and after repair value and be able to nail down repair costs, a miscalculation on any of those three variables and what seems like a good deal could burn you fast.The best advice I can give you starting off is first to figure out what your goal is, you want to invest in real estate but to what end?

If the house burned down, could you afford that loss?