The "secret" sauce is finding a property not favored by the amateurs (or the majority of real estate investors), finding the value in it, and having the guts, strategy and the leadership skills to make the deal happen.Here's an example deal I did - a 48-unit apartment building with only 8 units occupied and how I turned things around such that I sold it for over a $1 MILLION profit 6 years later.

Your empire is only as good as your team and your leadership abilities.

Focused on leadership development. 

The HOA may be friendly toward investors now but all it takes is a change in leadership to make it suddenly illegal to rent in that neighborhood.

One of the Delreia leadership says he has Bill on speed dial for advice on just about anything REI related. 

On top of that, you will need to know how to defend the company during an audit, defend the steps you have taken to the company's leadership, develop reports that are meaningful and actionable for leadership, and best of all - defend your positions when outside investors hire a CPA like me to come in and question everything you've done in the past.

For some contractors, caulking is a nuisance that is left to the lowest man on the totem pole.

Team, We are in a mix of 20-year members that will get legacy and then the others that will get blended ie 2 percent of 20 years ie 40 percent of base pay plus TSP contribution. Further explanations here: https://www....

It is definitely more of a business-oriented conference  (lots of STR vendors, industry leadership panels etc.) more geared on bigger picture stuff than something like STR Wealth or BPCON which as a much less corporate feel to it and more practical for the day to day. 

What are some great books out there for management and leadership?