Actually the average Joe that got credit tried to play pimp and ended getting pimp slapped. Those average Joes' got approved for 4 house mortgages simultaneously and rent out until they had enough equity to refi and cash out thousands. Hence "thousandaire". The pimp slap came when they tried to bail on their mortgage obligations, because they couldn't pay their mortgages due to not having any renter income. So one house after another went into foreclosure and we're now here...