Using "OPM (other peoples money)" to fund deals is common practice and I'd venture to guess that around 95% of all deals are done with at least a % of the deal funded by other people/institutions.The gurus and people who like to throw around funding your deals with 100% OPM are usually just trying to sell a dream, not a reality.As you say, funding a deal with 100% borrowed money will usually result in negative cash flow.

.- Advise Daughters to achieve their career dreams without crippling themselves financially by going to expensive schools.

He was dreaming that after the house was fixed up it would go into a bidding war like his neighbors house. 

To me very different positions for different people with different aspirations.Just depends on what you want and what your dreams are.

Dream on.

What makes sense in a property is so much individual specific; property which may be Dream Home for me may not be for you due to your criteria in it.But again wont Finance and Actual Property size along with Location be on top for majority of buyers unless you have money to invest in upmarket neighborhoods like areas you have mentioned as an example. 

Do I have a right to be upset at both of them for screwing me out of my dream house?

We never made our first deal, and lost about $7,000 on all the trainings and materials.Fast forward 20+ years and I'm a single mom with a successful career beyond my wildest dreams.

I’m Hayden i’m 15 years old , i’m wanting to take my dreams into reality, i’ve always had a big goal and that is to become successful and have finicial freedom, I have always wanted to get into real state i just learned about house flipping, rental property investing .

I THINK I made $60k one year but that might be a dream.