This year was a train wreck.

They are also filled with newbies that just paid $10K for a course and the Days Inn from someone that doesn't, themselves, really know real estate...otherwise they wouldn't be teaching it, they would be doing it.

If you never hit the same course twice there's no way to tell if you've gotten worse/stayed the same, right?

And of course then CA will get its share :)

One of my friends uses comped quarterly cleaning as their inspection day and trains the cleaners to take photos and videos of everything.

Of course that was right when covid hit and my tenant lost her job and moved out of state because she was broke so I wasn't getting any money out of her either.

This train is going to crash and there is going to be blood in the streets.

Educate yourself with books, podcasts, and courses, and consider partnering with experienced investors for mentorship.

Of course as a seller I might counter with, No, please send your cancellation of sale paperwork and I’ll refund your EMD.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.