If the sum total of your lens is backwards, staring into history lamenting for a mulligan, you will NEVER have a future.

The KC housing market can be a cash cow, but analyzing each property with a 360 lens is imperative to succeed in the long game of investing. 

I'd start by deciding what types of investments you'll be making (syndications, lending, turnkeys, etc) and use that as a lens to inform your decision.

Probate, Tax lens. 

Quote from @V.G Jason: Quote from @Adam Schneider: It sounds like most people on this thread are viewing the issue of a non-refundable deposit from the lens of the buyer.

They may have some valid points that you haven’t considered and being able to see things through their lens even if you don’t agree will go a long way.

I wouldn't blame COVID for what we see in Greensboro, as this trend is showing since 2014. https://educationdata.org/coll...I took a wider lens, and I think this may give some better bigger picture understanding of what's going on as well.

My lens as a property manager is a little different. 

Bros just want daps.

Using an exclusively housing lens to make hospitality investments is shortsighted, and a lot of us are vulnerable to this oversimplification bc of our past investing history in residential RE.