I also spend a lot of my time at work listening to podcasts from Bigger Pockets and the Rich Dad Radio Show.But let's get into real estate.

This means you can't have a balloon payment though unless you are willing to gamble on appreciation.2nd, you could make an offer for 250 with a clause saying that the seller will get their other 50 when you sell the property, or some variation on this.  

The real difference between us is he is more of a phone person than i am due to his past experience working in health insurance for many years and i have been spending most of my week knocking doors in my new farm area for listings and leads. 

If you were in a large market that were/are significantly inflated, then a 20% equity position might still be very risky as prices could drop 50%.As far as tax consequences of paying interest, of course you don't want to spend money on interest simply for the tax deduction.

Putting all our stuff in the garage while we spend the next couple years doing this to avoid capital gains.We're both from California and most familiar with those markets and homes.

If you spend all your time and energy into finding properties that you can sell for ridiculously low prices, you will not need to work on finding buyers/investors.

So when I'm spending my marketing budget(both time and dollars) that is where they go.

I work in Human Resources 9-5 and spend 5-9 on BP.

Appreciation is gambling, but sometime “the house” doesn’t always win.

Do you spend all day obtaining comparative prices?