The better option is to create value to earn your way into the deal.

A lady who wants to pay the deposit + the first 6 months rent (the entire lease) upfront that way we aren't bothered with it every monthORA lady who is employed by a local strip club via 1099 (who provided an employment verification letter stating that she earns an average of $8000.00/month).This is the real situation after tonight's showing.

Stay away from Doug Hopkins Formula for Success and take your hard earned money and drop it on your first duplex for a rental, don't throw it away to them.

Not only am I gaining a huge return (earned from sweat/blood/tears equity) but am also helping a young investor get started on his personal investment journey (Obviously I told him make BP his home page!!).    

BP also has awards for blogging, so you could start earning those too. :)) 

We discussed some work-abounds, like  me marking up the materials I buy and only earning min wage for the labor. 

What it's alluding to whether you can then use that $-500 and offset that against your earned income (ie a job that you work).   

For each phase of our plan we included the following:- expected ROI- Cash involvement- Target leverage ratio- Pre-tax earnings- Community reinvestmentContributing to the community where we invest is integral to our success.

So, 3.9 CAP means, you will be earning 3.9% annually for this property if you paid all cash.

You can be the best hospital janitor ever, but you will only ever earn $9ph.I have a personal wealth apparently, but I'm in the 1st category.