That's part of the game, I get it.

So MTRs that are close to the "action" are great.Also, I think the MTR market is getting more and more like Airbnb in Denver and Colorado, in that it's not an amateur's game.

Learning & experience is the name of the game getting started! 

@Jonathan BockWhile paying taxes is not fun and trying to defer them is part of the game - my wife always jokes that the more you pay the more you make and if someone is paying six figures in taxes - well they are making a very decent living.

The mindful approach to real estate investing, off-market acquisition strategies and dialogues, asset hunting, flipping on a small scale, negotiating🙌 What are you most looking to get out of BPCON 2024I was on a panel at BPCON23 with Devon, Leka, Anson, and Henry, but this year I am just in the crowd and always looking to make deeper connections, especially with all of the attendees who I have had on my podcast over 170 episodes🤝 Fill in the blank: If I could make a great connection with someone who is an expert in _________ at BPCON2024 then I would leave BPCON happyI am getting back into the STR game and have been investing in syndications over the past year, so both of those tracks are in focus for meSee you there! 

One of the side benefits is that the tenants now have skin in the game so to speak, and my gas bills have gone down a bit.What kind of heating system do you have in your property?

You've already been on the sidelines soaking it in, now it’s game time.

There are always tradeoffs in the game of investing and tax strategy.

Skin in the game.

That being said, the process of raising investor capital is very much a chicken and egg game.