I read it on this forum, sorry I don't remember who posted it -Never feel sorry for your tenants, because they will never feel sorry for you.I saw this in action when I was a tenant in a multi-family house and watched my landlord give another tenant chance after chance to catch up on the rent.

However, it won’t take long for them to be willing to take a chance on you.

When I arrived I found HUGE holes in a couple of walls, various wires within the walls had been cut, and some lengths removed, 5 interior doors that had been kicked in, truly nasty carpet, dead lawn, a kitchen that a hand grenade would have improved, a hole through the sheetrock and brick where a window/wall A/C had been removed, etc, etc.

I would get a few calls back, and it gave me a chance to make appointments and learn about the process form the trenches.

This is also why you want a 5 year lease option with the seller, so that you have multiple chances to sell the property.

Putting money down to buy cash flow does not improve the character of the deal.

Is there any chance I can make this theory a reality?

Don’t let overlook this wonderful chance of a redemption mortgage foreclosure period to work to your benefit.

I have also tried the free trial a couple different times, hoping the second time would show some improvement.

If you put in a down payment, your cash flow will improve, but the added cash is the return on your invested cash and not from the property.