They also want to buy in a neighborhood that is kept up; not in a neighborhood with cars on blocks, bars on the windows/boarded up houses, mobile homes, etc.

I leave it in the back of my car behind the driver's seat.

Usually if you lack credit and cash you will overpay for whatever you are acquiring and before it's over will have less cash and worse credit than when you started.Think about a "buy here pay here car lot" ,low down payment and 20%+ for a worn out car.Buyers only ask " how much are the payments?"

@Annie Bliss- I'm sure he meant "pay day", just at typo :)  I like the idea, and may offer that for some of my tenants in the future.We have a triplex with a two car (two single bays) garage on site we were using for storage.

I am very very interested in cars, it's probably the biggest thing in my life besides loved ones.

:)And, wouldn't you know it, tried to post this and got the old car with the hood up, we're working on it......LOL

The reason being is because I have a crime prevention business and I plan to get my car wrapped.

When considering the costs associated with multiple sources of finance, ie, leveraging a property, using credit cards, private lending, car loans, HELOCs, signature loans, hard money, it gets very complicated very fast to see the total picture on how much the total financial package is going to add to the cost of acquiring and renovation of the property.

So i'm a little frustrated because i just took a three weeks RE training and i remember asking this question on the first day just to be told my answer will come, now we've finished the program yesterday and their is no clear answer.i've been told make offers ( make a lot of them), call realtors, visit potential investments just to never really have the means to purchase anything.A little about me: i've never purchased a home but a own a small fleet of cars that i rent out to drivers for car service in the NYC area. i owe about 50k on my cars, i have a little cash to play with but much. have a couple of questions:Is there anyway i can start investing in RE without having to pay cash?

Each evening I drive by the 4 local motel/hotels and count the cars.