His back window sill had hard liquor bottles lined up...

I still have at least 10 bottles of free shampoo in my cabinets, and I haven't done it in years.Sam & Heather Jones  I love Mr Money Mustache!

We used 3 2 ton bottle jacks to go up a 1/2 inch at a time. 

Split the equity from house 1 into 2 or  more properties when you sell in two years always living in one to maximize tax advantages and by the time you turn 21 you will have a couple of houses done, paid no rent and will be able to send me a bottle of bourbon to thank me.Go get started.

Our first harbinger of trouble was seeing the whiskey and beer bottles lined up on his window sill.

He makes about $10 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of Bacardi rum and a dozen Budweisers every Saturday night so he can cope with life.

That may be where your bottle-neck is.You can check for banks that will offer commercial loans for residential properties.

The fire extinguisher was one of those mini kitchen extinguishers about as wide as a 20 oz coke bottle.

Heck ,  even a vacation or a good bottle of wine puts a dent in that $1k

I have been focusing on developments in markets I think have high growth potential and have considered purchasing a primo lot in a new development, wait for others to buy and build the lots, and then sell my lot using a "last bottle on the shelf" approach.