The bigger players like Starbucks have very specific needs, like analyzing traffic patterns, local businesses, etc.

Their market is too expensive and competitive, so they’re sort of stuck in a holding pattern, waiting to see what happens.They are possibly even envious of others who are still investing in more affordable markets.I know I was.

One of the tenants only had 1 key - the key to the front door, so I used that key as the pattern to re-key ALL the other locks to match the front-door key. 

I am thinking [property name]@[myllc.com] is the best pattern to use.

Talk to as many other local landlords as you can find, look for patterns in what they say about their properties and their tenants.

Hey Ben, I have a similar thought pattern to you about the 10 year plan.

I’m an avid reader and like many others recently read Rich Dad Poor Dad and now I’m hooked on the idea of financial independence through real estate (and my other passion of value investing... see the pattern here?).

A few friends have talked with me about going in on real estate deals together. Each of us have done real estate investing before, but not a ton of it. We're all "post-newbies" (3+ deals each, never together). Each is...

But eventually, somewhere between Deal 1 and Deal 100, patterns will start to emerge.Finally, call up those local wholesalers who don't suck and discuss your observations with them.

I've not encountered the third sale involving a trust, and am also curious to see what other scenarios cause this pattern.