If you are good at finding fat and juicy deals, you can write your own ticket.So when a hard money lender says to me, "can you go to our website and complete our loan application, I immediately roll my eyes at him.If he now says, we have to check your credit, I immediately say in my mind "FU"Sometimes, I let them go through their spill.These are our criteria, "you have to have 30% of your own money in the deal.First I say, okay, here's my scenario.I am on contract to by this property.

You could possibly loan that money in short term financing to another investor or now is a great time to contribute it to a self directed IRA then use it lots of ways.Finally you could get in touch with me and we can talk live so I quit burning up my computer because there isn't enough space on this blog to discuss everything lol.I'm not by any means a guru or an expert but I like you started with just a little money (or actually less than a little money) and am slowly but surely building something great. 

You will want to be able to change the lights, because regardless of what the packages say, those buggers do burn out (get dim/ aren't as good) after 5+ years of heavy-heavy use.

I thought I was Donald Trump and invested at the wrong time and lost everything in the downturn.I survived Leukemia (for now) and looking to try and rebuild my wealth. I am looking for mentor, someone that can guide m...

I recently obtained two lots thru tax sales where the houses burned down in very nice neighborhoods.

Sure way to crash and burn.

It was always fun to follow them after a client got burned and try to regain the clients confidence in mankind again.

because you're 'cutting- in on the banksters and BIG RE's, etc. action... under the usual guise of 'little man' corruption, while the fat elephants steal everyone, even blinder???

@Cassidy Burns Welcome to bigger pockets!

@Kenneth Hong  strong renter markets in the Midwest also equals little to no appreciation.. so if you have no appreciation its cheaper to rent over the long haul.. and you just don't have the same burning desire to own like you do with folks on the west coast or prime east coast or other higher priced markets..