made 12 k playin poker when i was 23-i had no documented income, and bought a 4/2/2 hud home for 82k with my partner, he ran out of money and left, i rehabbed it and rented out the 3 guest bedrooms for 300 a month apiece and i stayed in the master while i fixed it. tried to sell it couldnt, so now im 26 and kinda workin, i rent it out for 1150 a month and will try and sell it in a few years. currently workin on gettin a private lender for the next deal

Subprime was a sideshow, derivatives were the real timebomb, read Liar's Poker and The Big Short.

The longer you throw good money after bad, you will just sink like that rowboat...and right out of the picture (REI picture).Much like playing Poker, the most important rule to follow, is to "stay in the game". 

Years later he was free and now into Poker contest.

Manly men, as opposed to girly men).Kegorator, electronic darts, poker table w/cards & chips, BluRay player and a collection of porn, Roku or smart hdtv, gas grill & charcoal grill, suit of armor, life size stand up picture of Marilyn Monroe, .22 cal pellet gun with pellets and pigeon/starling/squirrel bait and a critter count score board, horse shoe pit, firepit with several tons of firewood, that's all I can think of right off the top of my head.

I am no poker player, but great line to remember in the future.Properties are in good area.

I'm a poker dealer at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh.

I am also aware of that 2 year window where they don't count my rental income in my debt to income ratio until two years from when I started claiming rental income.I've made 50k 70k and 63k in the last three years, I am in a tipped industry (poker dealer) but all of my income is claimed.

That's his poker face.....

We have enlisted the help of a short sale expert to help us navigate the poker table.