I bought a copy of QB Pro but still haven't sat down with my accountant to figure it out.

The crazy thing is that prior to that loan, i financed a house that he bought as new primary about one year prior to that, where he did actually live. 

This book truly changed my life, so much so that I bought a copy just to give to my brother in the hopes that he at age 27 could take advantage of what I'd already passed at age 31 (he's single and doesn't own a house yet, whereas I'm married and have a home).I have to admit, when I started listening to and reading Bigger Pockets I was thinking all about increasing earnings and didn't understand why I would "rob" myself in the mean time and be "needlessly frugal."

I just bought a house that was 100% more expensive than the last primary residence I purchased.

He did, and was recently bought out and I haven't asked for details but I'm under the impression his share reached into the 7 figures.They were considering purchasing a property in Austin, where I live, and I agreed to help them research it.

I bought a duplex that I was renting and now I rent out the other half of it.

My 9-5 job didn't pay well so I did 2-3 side hustles to save up cash for an FHA loan and bought a townhouse for myself, with the ~$4-5k I saved.

I bought when they were 170-200k.

Hello bigger pocketsI just bought a duplex in Detroit Michigan and I would like to tile floor.

You only need to put 3.5% down, so cashwise it won't get in the way of other real estate goals you may have.My first deal was a 4-unit up I bought withFHA3.5% in Santa Clarita.I lived for free (as opposed to paying rent) + enjoyed cash flow + built equity.