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A friend of mine was griping one day about how hard it was to save money for his four children's college education。 He was putting 300 away in a mutual fund each month and had so far accumulated about 12;000。 He estimated he needed 400;000 to get four children through college。 He had 12 years to save for it; since his oldest child was then 6 years of age。

The year was 1991; and the real estate market in Phoenix was terrible。 People were giving houses away。 I suggested to my classmate that he buy a house with some of the money in his mutual fund。 The idea intrigued him and we began to discuss the possibility。 His primary concern was that he did not have the credit with the bank to buy another house; since he was so over…extended。 I assured him that there were other ways to finance a property other than through the bank。

We looked for a house for two weeks; a house that would fit all the criteria we were looking for。 There were a lot to choose from; so the shopping was k