., etc.) and my interactions with him have resulted in schizophrenic ramblings (i.e. the Vatican owns my property, all financial transactions are routed through the city of London, etc.)I spoke with an attorney from this forum (a terrific help) earlier this week and I am weighing my options...the best being a 4 foot retaining wall along the property line with a 6 foot permitted fence to the front of the house. 

My goals in real estate are to achieve financial freedom for me to be able to "retire," then just be able to do it full time.

As @Dan Wallace and @Ronald Rohde pointed out though, they are generally not going to give a loan on a strong property to a weak borrower just because it's a good property.They will want to see your personal financial statement/net worth/balance sheet and they will want to see that you earned good money in the last 2 years from some source on your tax returns.And this only makes sense, right?

I found BP, been devouring the amazing podcasts and resources, went to a local meet up and am beyond inspired and motivated to take action.

They provide financial literacy through classes as well as reoccurring support for customers/students.

My wife, Morgan, actually got us started on this financial freedom kick (kudos to her!).  

Looking to get into REI for the cash flow to diversify my income streams and get to financial independence quicker.

Although I disagree with that reasoning, I think there is some merit to her arguments as I tend to have a lot of free time that I could be taking action rather than  just talking and dreaming about the life I want.

I have 24 units and I am trying to set up on Quickbooks because it gives more financial reports.

Several separators besides experience is connections and relationship w/brokers to get better deals,  financial might to get larger deals and scale their operations, clustering strategies to further reduce risks and costs, etc.