Mabel Armstrong

Mabel Armstrong bought her first fixer-upper in 1987 - on her credit card. Starting with little cash and no experience, she taught herself the investment skills she needed, and built a rental property portfolio approaching $2 million. Along the way she also learned to rehabilitate distressed properties. Armstrong's investments allowed her to leave her college teaching position five years after she bought her first duplex. She lives in Oregon where she is active in community affairs and tries to...See more

Mabel Armstrong bought her first fixer-upper in 1987 - on her credit card. Starting with little cash and no experience, she taught herself the investment skills she needed, and built a rental property portfolio approaching $2 million. Along the way she also learned to rehabilitate distressed properties. Armstrong's investments allowed her to leave her college teaching position five years after she bought her first duplex. She lives in Oregon where she is active in community affairs and tries to model the book's message that enlightened owners to enhance their communitites and the environment as well as make a good living. See less