Next to replacing a roof, gutters are about the least sexy thing about your house.

Today we are looking at 28 F, but by the first week of December, it can often dip into the teens, or even single digits. 

Option #3 additionally offers the opportunity to diversify across different types of projects and different (and shorter) hold periods.ReturnsThe syndication deals provide substantially higher IRRs and equity multiples.As cap rates compress and interest rates rise it seems to have become very difficult to find stable, performing investments (residential or commercial multi-family) that produce high teens or above IRRs on a 5-7 year timeline.

While this is not sexy and is “boring” - as a newbie there are risks in investing in paper and lack of the process can significantly increase risk.As the title states, I am an advocate of start small and think big (which can lead to “smart growth” of your business)Too many want to start big and think small because of hearing all the “great” deals where someone made 100%.

Not as sexy, but hands-free assuming your guy knows what he is doing. 

Real estate is a sexy business, maybe thats why you got in?  

Young professionals with good jobs.  3-4 beds attract families with toddlers and teens.  

My older son is in college now and since his teens every time I say they broke this or that he says charge them because he understands now.

I was always intrigued by the high speed game of brokering the mulit-million dollar deals, there was always something sexy about it.

Learning to respect money, living within your means (it's really a sexy thing to do), and showing fiscal self-control are behaviors/commitments that extremely wealthy people employ.