The post i was replying to implied a serious crime rate in CA cities.  

So many hosts waste their prime real estate with Airbnb (the listing title) on generic adjectives and throwaway opinions, something like "“Charming Cottage with a Beautiful View.”What do you think of the tips in the forum thread - Fast Fixes to your Airbnb Title

Fast fwd a few years to 2008 and BOOM!

Rising interest rates, slim margins, and unexpected costs can kill a deal fast.

I’d appreciate any guidance or tips to get started on the right path.

And Vancouver Island BC is super fast almost as fast as the Riata pine in New zeeland.  

They rarely have an over-leveraged emergency or catastrophe.Of course they will not grow as fast as the investor using leverage and NOT over-leveraging. 

He knows his stuff and is really good at making IG videos: his brand is a very clever mix of being super humble, telling everyone profits are less than you think and then flashing some fat $$ he made by selling to his investors.

Any tips or insights would be greatly appreciated!

I've taken a couple real estate courses but Big Pockets is the best and I have been binge watching for the last 2 weeks and im super excited to start investing im looking to do the Brrrr strategy and looking to pick up small multi family properties and possibly off market flips.