I realize I will need to lean heavily on property management for the first few years and lets hope I can find a good one 

Eventually when the Gov realizes that a Home Occupant Owner would never possibly buy that turd in its current condition, they open it to Investor/ Cash Offers.  

I realized that the game isn't as easy as it sounds in the beginning.  

I just realized it had not been filed this week (bad on me, that note was filed 7/23!)

I just realized it had not been filed this week (bad on me, that note was filed 7/23!)

I use the same formula for each project although I realize it is difficult to make 20% on a project that needs very little rehab.By the way I subtract a total 12% from the ARV to determine my net proceeds. 

As I was finishing my degree in aeronautics I realized that while I love flying that is not where I want to be for a career.

Then after I realized forced appreciation, I switched for good.

There's a great chapter in Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill that talks about setting and realizing goals.

(you can still pull cash out of your residence even with 5+ mortgages)One thing most people don't realize, is they will look for ANY mortgaged properties,,I was getting my fourth mortgage, but bought a 5th house with hard money while I was closing on #4...,, they discovered it (I had purchased after I filled in the loan application for mortgage #4),they said that required mortgage #4 to be counted as my 5th mortgaged property, so I had to follow th guidelines for 5+ for mortgage for #4 and all future mortgages (make sense?).