We got to experience the grand opening of Volcano Bay, the new Universal Orlando water theme park.  

Thats $240/year, in my 27 year lifespan, granted it's mostly been my parents saving, but that's a grand total of $6,480!

Let the agent build in a few grand into the purchase price so they get a small commission out of it.Use great professionals and pay them for their work.  

Say if you inherit property from a relative, and that real estate was originally purchased in 1903 by your great grand parents for 5k and is now worth 1M...do the simple math. 

. $8k lender credit minus paying $120 more for six months minus refi closing costs = came out ahead a couple grand, relative to taking the par rate. 

I imagine they had good info to share, but for 8 grand I would personally rather pay 8 people a grand a piece for some mentoring.

Principal Real Estate InvestorsFinanced in 2011: $1.78 billion801 Grande Ave.Des Monise, IA 50392PH: 800.533.1390www.principalglobal.comOfficers: Patrick Halter, Executive Director, Real Estate; Randy Mundt, President and Chief Investment Officer

My RE agent believes the seller will accept.This portfolio is in Michigan (we live in Grand Rapids and the portfolio is over on the east side of the state -Bay City, MI).I have already received some great advice from a mentor about going to smaller local banks to look for the loan.  

It does not matter if your soft skill is data manipulation, person to person networking, social media, people management, there are some universal talents that you can use to build invaluable relationships worth far more than one grand with only the cost of some sweat equity. 

( Turns out my great grand father had built it originally, and I was about to sell it off to the highest bidder).After that I bought another home which I fixed up and rented out, followed by a one acre lot in the mountains and a commercial unit.