Different times, different environment.After making the decision to go back into the game, and after months of reading and listening to BP podcasts, we finally pulled the trigger and put an offer on a house in Vallejo CA.

It mostly depends on how confident you sound when you ask it and it is vital info for you to make any decision about whether you want to buy)2b.

Bought a house with VA loan in hometown (Ellwood City), market in the area continued to decline due to areas nearby stealing the life out of it IMO (Chippewa Township for example).Due to various factors, made decision to pay down heavily the last year, got out from underwater, and recently sold it on 4/22 and walked away with a small amount of proceeds.I know that with an FHA loan, if you eventually convert it to a conventional loan, you can reapply for another FHA loan.  

You have made a great decision becoming a member!!!!  

We aren't going to be able to give you enough information for you to make a decision, there are too many variables.

About a year ago I went into business for myself specializing in restorations and after a year everything is great and growing but I recently got turned on to real estate investment business and iv made the decision to run with it.

Hi @Ryan Van FleetGlad you made the decision to improve your quality of life!

In addition, I’m interested in learning from investors how to decisively evaluate cash-flow and appreciation deals, sources of financing and creative financing or sweat equity relationships so that I can start investing in the future.

But in all reality, it can either be a wonderful and empowering decision, or a horrible and debilitating decision.

Sometimes depletion of the reserves is a conscious decision and can be explained.