Just make sure to consume contents here as much as possible and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

I cut consumer spending, sold my favorite motorcycle, and paid off my car.

Now you have to offset that increased revenue with the increased costs (utilities, repairs, consumable supplies, cleaning) - but you can make a lot more money with an STR. 

This is a flaw of the free market, it lacks central coordination, and while that works well with consumer goods, housing is a different animal.We have done this before and I am not talking pre-2007.

First, a big thanks to The BiggerPockets Podcast for creating the content I’ve consumed daily as my wife and I are preparing to make the transition from renters to homeowners and, someday, real estate investors.

A dozen properties shouldn’t consume an hour a month of your time.

But, as I shared earlier, I'm certainly not doing business with Wells Fargo.Re: "race-baiting", I've not found, in the media I consume, what you have. 

Owning rentals and self-managing is also time consuming.

20 year consumer loan How did you add value to the deal?

20 year consumer loan How did you add value to the deal?