I get it.. you can combine filters and increase the likelyhood the resulting list will be of motivation.That is an illusion.

I have no illusions it is a grand slam, but I think it is something I can cut my teeth on and I am excited to move forward.

@Scott ChristopherScott,The largest red flag being waved at your potential project is clearly it’s hard cost.Therefore, before entering the dimension of what I call “the illusion of progress”, and spending time and money with 3rd parties you would be wise to focus on what the value of your deal looks like.Value drives and determines everything else.If your product is for sale, you should take the gross sales and deduct commissions, closing costs AND your target profit margin from it and you will have the total budget amount that you have to work withIf your product is for rent, you should determine its Gross Potential Rental income and use that figure to calculate Net Operating Income and divide it by an appropriate cap rate to determine the project’s capitalized value.Use the same method noted above for the for-sale product to determine the total budget for the rental product.Once you have your total budget, you will also have a very good idea about the project’s performance and feasibility.Hard and site costs typically account for about 70% of total project cost.

These fees can add up quickly and are more illusive than your typical acquisition or promote fees. 

Our leaders know about these issues and are trying to address them, but a long term solution remains illusive still.

The Fed is over-estimating data for home ownership cost, and since their calculation is wrongand shelter is the major component, it gives an illusion of inflation. 

but either way good luck hope it works for you.also being accepted into a club in my mind is still just sales pitch and illusion of exclusivity I suspect all you need to be accepted is to contact them and actually have the 15k... do you have any special skills that would set you apart and why they would pick you ??

But, my mortgage payment would be so incredibly high that I am under no illusion than any bank would even consider financing it, especially since I have no prior land lording experience to show on my financial statements. 

Set a savings rate that is percentage of your income.Each month automate that amount out of your current account into your investment/portfolio account.That is you to keep and fund your asset purchases.This is capital formation at the household level.Anthony Robbins in his book, Money Master The Game gives numerous examples of individuals who followed that formula.Sir John Templeton related that he would save 50% of his income to build his business.A UPS employee from his twenties put aside 20% of his income to purchase UPS stock.By his eighties he had a portfolio of over USD70 million of which he gave away USD35 million to charitable causesThere is a warning on the illusion that wealth will somehow, one day fall into our laps.Each amount that passes through our hands is potentially seed capital, which can be used and allowed to go through the power of compounding then contribute to our portfolio growth.Bill Greene in his book "Think Like a Tycoon" suggests setting aside 95% of your income towards your portfolio to become a tycoon.Only spend 5% of your income on consumer items developing a way to expand your means until necessities fit in that  5%.

Sure, on net in the US there is a housing shortage, but there is no "US housing Market" That's why case and Shiller have made all that $$ selling their index to S&P, they were able to aggregate data that gave us the illusion of unified market where one doesn't exist.