So for about a year now I’ve lived the illusion that getting into real estate investing is impossible for me in my situation.I’m a licensed contractor located in the Southeast Michigan (Canton, Livonia, Westland area).

Ill use 10% going forward.3.

Not no rehab.. and you don't get fake tenants and fake leases.. and payments on empty properties etc etc.. that gives you an illusion that your investment is safe .in my almost 2 decades of funding turn key this is the biggest violation of the public trust I have seen.. many get away with it for 2 to 6 months then go broke but this has been going on for pert near 2 years.. and now all these nice folks are learning that they were sold a bill of goods in many cases. 

How many real estate investor will hold onto their property that long.This is an illusion. 

Every time I think 'so and so has the perfect life' I find it was an illusion.

Since I've always thought of underwriters as illusive/mythical creatures, however, it's also nice to know that the right agent can deliver relevant details. 

While you can technically file on the 2nd, my attorney said he has known many judges to throw it out since there is that 5 day grace period before a late fee is incurred, which give the illusion to the tenant that rent is due by the 5th.

Maybe I was just having a moment of illusion, thinking that I could bypass the hard beginnings and get right to the gravy.Thanks again everyone!

I do not have any illusions about investing being easy; I have never been averse to hard work. 

(That's what she said).It is an illusion.