Take care of your bills and your credit will improve.Dave Ramsey's "Total Money Makeover" is a great book for starting to get your financial house in order. 

I'm a senior at Princeton University, and I'm passionate about financial independence through real estate, and about paying forward to others, the many blessings that I enjoy.

Based on his financial situation, he should be sure to set aside approximately 50% of the monthly income and build a reserve and I would recommend he cash-flow an additional $100 or more on top of that as a buffer.Jackie Bee makes over $100,000 a year, has almost no debt, and maintains a savings account with three months of income for emergencies.

I am looking for a job that requires less hours and energy so I can spend more time analyzing and pursuing deals until eventually I reach financial freedom (let's call it passive 10k a month) and can quit my day job to further expand my real estate business.

We'd like to do a no doc cash out refi on our personal residence but we haven't dealt with brokers since before the big financial meltdown so I'm not sure what the process for a no doc looks like in todays climate. 

He recently met with his financial advisor who told him that a land contract might not be the best thing for him to do.

I graduated college last year, and have a full time position in the financial services industry, which is helping me pay down student loans, mortgage, bills, etc, but I am comfortable with where I am at financially.I have found a few people who are as hungry as I am to get into real estate, and we are thinking of forming an LLC.

After Dad died, Mom ended up losing it to the bank.Looking back after that happened, I began to consider real estate as a vehicle to financial independence.

I'm currently focused on 2-4 unit, buy & hold rentals in the Dayton, OH area, with the ultimate goal of building an income generating portfolio that allows me to say goodbye to my career in financial planning & analysis.BP is an incredible resource, and I look forward to connecting with other like-minded individuals! 

Let's help each other grow and become financially free!