Though I've had a lot of doors shut and people hanging up from cold calls, it's helped refine the way I approach people.

After working a long night shift that ended at 6:20 AM, I shut my eyes and prayed, thanking the Lord for the day and asking for rest and guidance.

A lot of STR investors prefer to sell off-market so they don't have to shut off business during tours, and I'm lucky to get access to a large majority of those deals in CO.

I have yet to see code violations, water shut offs, and fire damaged properties. 

When adversity arises, its very easy to shut down, stop communicating and toss around legal threats.

Eric Spofford's company tried to buy a property from me with an LLC that was shut down by the state months earlier.

What if you have a bunch of money in Bitcoins and North Korea sets off a nuclear bomb that takes out satellites and shuts down all communication, computers, etc. then Bitcoins aren't going to be too accessible will they?  

These borrowers are typically out of the market for extended periods of time, have limited contacts in the debt world, lack understanding of how different loan programs work, and are susceptible to working with the one bank / credit union loan officer that they know through their family, friends, church group, college, etc.

Apparently the water wasn't shut off at utility, and the HOA seemed confident we can turn the water on for an inspection, so it is only a matter of de-winterizing which my agent has now arranged on my behalf.

I switched to Quicken after mint shut down and have been very pleased with it.