Eventually, IMO, you will fail or maybe get into trouble, as spinning any deal to obtain financing can easily be construed as fraud.You absolutely will not learn conventional financing techniques reading ANY guru materials, you need to look up the underwriting guidelines for fannie and freddie.

These are terrific tools that cost you almost nothing to have, and can easily be drawn down and paid back as needed.

In this case, the tenants were already found right before we closed on the property, so there is no advertisement.I have read several threads here that state you get better applicants lower than market because the people at the higher end of the market ($1200 would be the highest rent point in the market) you get people that don't care about the price because they aren't going to pay it.The reason for the price discrepancy is because I wanted to rent it easily and not have to wait months and months in the winter to find someone.

You can sketch out plans and elevations quickly and easily.

lost relative to inflation aka YOUR BILLION DOLLARS should've generated a stronger return. the investment itself, while losing relative to inflation, still has netted you 10 million dollars. could you find a better investment for a billion dollars, sure, rather easily I would guess.

I built a house on a large plot of land that could easily accommodate multiple homes.

If the IRS wants to, they can look up a Tax ID or SSN for anybody (and a lot more easily than you and I could).

You could hire a couple of employees for that amount and maintain direct control over how things are managed.In my case, I can easily do my own accounting, so I would just need someone to answer the phones, show homes, and schedule maintenance.

Things can easily get lodged in garbage disposals and prevent the blades from spinning. 90% of the time that is the problem. 

During the winter months, if someone cuts your gas lines, you can easily have your pipes freeze and burst leaving the water running inside your property.