But when I read that and started thinking about it a little more, I started realizing how I've started thinking creatively about real estate out of necessity in putting together deals.

Getting to 127 rentals with no W2 income and tax returns that showed losses made finding these types of lenders a necessity. 

Things always come up that are not budgeted for either by owners request or by necessity.

Finding a good GC in this market has been such a massive issue that I literally acquired my own truck, equipment, and warehouse to do most of my own work out of necessity.  

—In order to be a good investor, proficiency in at least one of these fields is a necessity; trying to control too much process stifles growth, creates stress while straying thought and wastes precious time.

Do you want to receive cashflow from it as well, or just be said and done with it and not deal with a partnership and the necessity of requiring their permission when it comes to the decisions. 

So in a way, indirectly I considered I was profiting more due to this perk that nearby buildings didn't have, or in other cases something that was a necessity just to be on par with nearby buildings.

This is one career where hands-on experience is absolutely a necessity.

A properly functioning home is nonnegotiable: roof, appliances, toilets, sinks, windows, doors, locks all have to be in great shape so the tenant is safe and has access to the necessities.

Having a separate entrance or ADU was a necessity in order to get my wife on board.