If you might be interested in obtaining properties and either flipping them for a profit or rentingthem for positive cash flow then email me.

That's one of the primary reasons for the Nat'l Director of Intelligence position, to oversee both taskings and budget.

I am going to be looking for some type of decent paying welding apprenticeship or labor position.

If I were in your shoes I'd "digest" what I've got, make sure my cash position is very strong and save the money for my next down payment.

i started calling my lenders every month to map out how i am doing in terms of creating a positive net worth.

If your current equity and cash position is not there to make the downpayment on a big deal - how do you intend to make the expected and unexpected payments that come along with owning a big deal?

So about a 33% equity position.

I feel exactly the same way, and I am in the exact same position that you are.

But the hard part is I want to live in a nice area and nice areas tend to be much harder to get positive cash flow (assuming I imagine I'm paying myself normalized rent prices for that area).If cash flow is so important, which it is to me since I'm basically trying to build up capital for future investments, maybe it's better if I rent some place cheap with friends and buy a less expensive property in an area I don't want to live (really south when I'm trying to stay closer north).

The positive energy flow from this place is excellent.