I want to work like crazy for a few years so I can afford to invest in real estate and make some easy money each month.

I too used them to get a 25k loan @ 9% to be paid back over 3 years...fairly easy to do if credit is good (can use for rehab).

It would be nice to have dates and time displayed in my local timezone :) As easy alternative would be to add the timezone information to the end of the date-time stamp on each forum post.

Doing Rentals can also help you make some quick/easy money while you learn the sales process.

It's really easy to devote 90% of your conscious thought to this venture, because it can be really exciting to dream about.

Looks like hardwod, easy to install, cheaper than carpet, and it will take a beating.

Your first four mortgages are usually pretty "easy" to get.

- Is dealing with you easy and fast?

Sure recipe for disaster, in my opinion.Would also say a big resounding NO to debt - find an affordable market (and you don't have to limit yourself to your own back yard, the world's full of those at any given time, even if there's nothing around your home town at the moment), and don't give in to the temptation of easy money.Kenny Estes wrote a great piece about that one, and I couldn't agree more - http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/07/24/real-estate-leverage/(all of the above is just my opinion and experience, of course.

Again, simply using the example above, it is easy to understand how excluding $10k of income can change your debt to income ratio which might cause a loan denial.If I had a dime for every 1003 I reviewed from the LO's that use to work for me who failed to properly identify property, which then usually means it defaulted to SFR, I would have a lot of dimes.