Spend a lot of money of marketing and advertising.

One day will turn things over to prop mgrs so I can enjoy spending the $$.)Jean

I'm also busy managing other people's properties and wouldn't be able to spend tons of time with a maybe prospect.

Mike Batir:Welcome to the forum.I suggest that you spend some time, reading the following:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52-rental-property-questions-landlording-issueshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/18371-help-me-understand-this-deal-and-5-2-ruleRaymond

Finally, I would look to make real cuts to our budget and everything would be open for discussion, including military spending, social programs, etc.

OakTree is a $75 billion private equity fund, and they have decided to put at least $1bn to work in this.

I would recommend spending as much time learning as possible then make an educated decision on your situation.

Hi Nick,What are you spending most of your time doing (short sales, buyers, investors)?

What are the rents and how much do you need to spend to get there?

He will also continue to receive the scholarship money to use towards other investments for the next three years.Originally, he was spending a lot of time with me looking at owner financed properties.