. --- My friend was patient and after all was done, the Landlord  only offered her a $25 Walmart gift card and a couple towels to replace the ones soaked in feces. 

I had the cash & credit card space for the improvements and closing costs. 

My wife is a big help. 2016 is going to be a pay of credit card debt made from.

I was wondering if it is a good idea to pay for a house ( or majority of it) using a credit card?  

It's the format that I usually upload my files to the fileplace in and they seem to work fine.

Almost 2 years of trying to wholesale (alone and in partnerships), I started actively looking to buy something/anything the summer of 2013, had 2 failed condo contracts, moved into one of those condos as a 'rent with the first option to buy' before finally finding this property via a direct mail of July 4th cards I sent in 2014 and being in contract for 7 months before finally closing.LESSON: Stay focused and don't give up, you are bound to get where you are headed.

It takes at least $500/mo in direct marketing costs mailing letters / post cards.  

She always paid on time and never gave me any trouble, so to show my appreciation I purchased a little "welcome basket" for her upon moving in, and on her birthday gave her a card and gift card to a local restaurant.

They get an auto generated invoice emailed to them 7 days before rent is due and they can pay by EFT or credit card.  

The best way I have found to find off market deals is to watch the evening news and read the newspapers.Yep,watch the news long enough and you will hear bad things like "Oil companies announce layoffs" "Sears closing ten stores in 60 days".Many of those scared and depressed employees need to sell their homes fast and will accept whatever lifeline you through at them before they miss a payment and the banks come banging on their doors.Go to the closing store or business with plenty of fliers and cards and put them under their windshield wipers or hand them out as they leave the store.Good chance one or two of the mid level managers and senior employees will call you asking what you might pay for it.Going to Bible Studies groups and prayer groups can be great as well with everyone praying they find a new job soon or just became a widowed spouse or lost their parents.Get to them before they call a real estate agent for help.