And when you use the term check mate, it's going to take something like "I slammed that seller into a contract and I grabbed a big fat check!!!"

(And, the heads of FM and FM should be in PRISON, not collecting fat golden parachutes.)

I thought it could be a good idea to pay off one of my early small loans (or 1031 exchange etc) to free up a loan slot and find a fat expensive property to take its place.

Wholesaling is great but it takes a lot more than a fat marketing budget. 

"A fat purse quickly empties if there be no golden stream to refill it."

Jack the interest rate up for a big fat lender credit that'll cover most or all closing costs. 

Yes, it won't be efficient, but you'll have to ask whether efficiency is worth a fat purchase price, unreliability and short life-span.2. if you have a modern furnace, mid-efficiency and high-efficiency are two of the main types.

But what about if they're sitting on a big fat sum of equity they're tempted to spend on a bigger better home?

The person hosting or gathering groups like this usually gets a nice fat cut of the sales of the guru materials.

They were fat, dumb, and happy, while everyone else was losing everything.