Disclaimer: I Know very little about Fortune Builders, both from a product perspective, and as a company. 

I was very fortunate on my first home to purchase with significant equity the first time around, made about 17k in remodels, and sold for a pretty sizable gain.

Due to us being fortunate enough to obtain scholarships for our undergrads, we have been able to pile away more than enough cash to keep a hefty emergency fund, pay closing costs on a large duplex, and even be ready to find another deal in Middle Tennessee! 

Fortunately, I had done my research and felt very comfortable with what I was getting into, and albeit with mistakes and hiccups along the way, I ended up with more than double my original anticipated profit (my estimate was 30K).

Fortunately, there are SO many people on here that do it already.

Barring a few major CapEx items like new furnace/ACs, we have been fortunate and doing well based on this. 

I am currently a Project Specialist for a Fortune 40 company I estimate, contract, sell, and manage projects for about 200 people a year.

Fortunately, we have also picked up over $1k in OT jobs and have an additional $1k coming up in February.

I looked at the porch, looked at him and pointed gingerly to the dumpster....... fortunately I didn't get shot and he didn't have a leg to stand on because of what I had him sign - phew! 

We were fortunate to find a small and hungry community bank that was extremely helpful to our growth.