However, he refused the offer and is now threatening to take legal action if he doesn't get the security deposit in a week. 

-- I start with $5,000 and spend a few weeks looking for note brokers.-- Invest into a $5k note yielding 15% per year, or about $750 per year, $60 per month.-- Look for opportunities to recapitalize, either by raising private money (unlikely this early on) or "collateral assignment" loans to borrow at, maybe 7.5% while re-lending at 15%.-- I keep doing this until I go from $60 a month to $830 a month, which would take 28 investments assuming they were all $5k notes yielding net 7.5%.

I am using legal counsel and I will be touching base with my Real Estate Agent next week, in the meantime I appreciate the feedback and hope to hear more.

It's slated to go up for courthouse auction in 4 weeks. 

ETC.It's not easy, but it is simple.Lastly, don't get discouraged if you don't buy a deal in your first week of searching.

After a week of adjusting I was comfortable with it.

Ive worked normal 40-55 hr schedule during the weeks but feel like im retired. 

Albert Gutierrez I learned from Scott Carson He has weekly webinars, a podcast and a ton of free content.

I've been listening to the bigger pockets podcast for a couple weeks now and am looking to make the first steps in investing.

About a week later, 100mph winds ripped another large portion of the same tree down on the same neighbor's house and driveway AGAIN.