Hi Joseph,I know it sounds basic, but all of the incentives and contractual details really won't do what you want if you don't have a contractor who is experienced in that type of work, and who has a record of performance.

Private lenders are basically people you know.

You want to do research on this but you basically offer them payments (for 30 years or more ) until the price is paid offYou will win in a situation like this by having a cash flow that is more than what you pay (typically 50% of the rent, until purchase price is actualized)

It's basically the same premise that @Aaron Mazzrillo talks about, that is, small actions compounding into big results.

@Marcus JohnsonI agree that going away to an expensive college is a bad and expensive way to 'find yourself'.However, its often very hard for people to 'go back' to school, so I'd push anyone I know who's unsure of what they want from college to at least go part-time to a local community college, taking basic courses that transfer well.You keep yourself in the 'student' mindset.

Now I get my education basically for free and now I enjoy my life again and love my business.Thank you to all and especially Bigger Pockets!

The bad part is you will pay private mortgage insurance - basically an additional fee because you don't have 20% down

Basically, what he was doing was selecting certain properties that fit his criteria and submitted an offer which was about 30-40% below ARV.

One year he basically wanted me to strip the paint and stain the deck instead.

Wow that sure gets real bad down there... up here in Canada, one to two inches of snow is basically a walk in the park!