Last October, his excitement led us to dig into Rich Dad, Poor Dad -- Long Distance Real Estate Investing -- and countless other books, articles, podcasts, forum posts, etc.

I consumed countless episodes and book recommendations and started to learn about this hitherto unknown world of Real Estate Investing.

There were countless times when the encouragement from a complete stranger on the street gave me a little boost of energy when I started fading.

My countless hours of real estate education and research to this point have led me to the Kansas City market, where I would like to obtain a SFR rental.

It was a bummer because I had spent countless hours and resources on this property.

There have been countless studies done that show the many benefits of waking up early.

For all intents and purposes, absentee owners stay true to their name; they exercise more of a laissez-faire approach to the concept of owning a home.Absentee owners may be away from their properties for countless reasons.

Hey BP,My names Jesse and this is my first post.I finally after looking at countless properties, crunching numbers, have found a deal that is a BRRRR, at least I think so.It's a SFH 4bd/3ba 2600 sqftGood news:nice part of town good schoolsi think i can get the property for 150-160kARV is probably 300k based on other houses nearby but i have no experience so to be conservative lets say 250k ARVrentometer says average rent for that is 2k, which is $800 over a refimortgage $1200:  75% LTV of 250kgreat creditBad news:I've only ever bought one house that i'm living in now, last April.Very little funds currentlynewbie panicrehabs needed:add back deckreplace water heaterinside drywallinside paintoutside paintreplace kitchen appliancespaint kitchen cabinetsreplace few interior doorssome bedrooms need carpet or Hardwood floor.                

I no longer manage in these areas, have sold all my properties that fell into this category and have seen countless people go down this road. 

@Aidan Mulligan Because of the countless tales of the nicest pit in the world turned brutal killer would be my guess.