The challenge in your post will always be the contractors, when you go to events, talk to as many rehabbers as you can in your geography to get referrals.Looking forward to meeting you at a Black Diamond event!

It's better to check first.This article has a list of breeds that many insurance companies do not allow (Doberman Pinschers are one of them):http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/canine-corner/201405/14-dog-breeds-blacklisted-insurance-companies

You can in some markets buy a listed property well below market if you offer a cash quick close deal.

When you're looking to build you can in theory get lots of "non-traditional" technologies approved.

The point is to start a snowball with rental income that 1) increases your cashflow 2) offsets your DTI so you can qualify for additional new financing and 3) increases equity you can in turn leverage.

No, you get in your car and drive two states over to stay with your fat aunt Fanny.

Then, they will go with a low-fat diet for one week, then low carb for another week... lift heavy weights with low reps one week, then the next week it's off to High Intensity Interval Training, etc. 

@Wayne Brooks; lol, running just as fast as my little fat feet will carry me.

Crowd funding seems like in many cases the blind leading the blind.Amateur deal makers and amateur investors with small capital to invest salivating over promised fat returns that never materialize.What's better a REAL 10% or a FAKE  20%??  

When we go to the closing table with our buyer, there will be a big fat check issued in his name (somewhere in the ballpark of 50k).What I want to know is... wont the IRS look at me funny if I suddenly deposit 25k in one day and try to tax me on it as personal income?