Do they get a thrill thinking about the power they wielded over strangers? 

They’re great and have about 50 employees... plenty of fire power to handle multiple jobs

are there any tools or solutions you wish you had but don’t?

You want to crush your job so you keep getting promotions and keep making more money so you have more borrowing power.

But house hacking with a low down payment loan is a very, very powerful way to get started.

Yes you take a pay cut but your purchasing power increases. 

Imagine giving me $20k and I give you $1,000/year back and in 10 years it “paid for itself”   You don’t use it for an investment  you use it to punish oil producing countries that hate us or to show your neighbors you’re better than them  :-)  Usually it’s a horrible plan for rentals because you either have to charge higher rent and include the electricity or charge a flat rate discouraging them from saving power.

I dont have to lead gen (propstream), skip etc, up load to some SMS tool.   

The 70% rule can be a good indicator—but not the only tool—used to make a decision on a fix and flip.

Open a coffee-trailer or a roof cleaning business, or sell tools on TikTok... and then invest in real estate.I have been investing in Milwaukee for 15 years, which is probably one of the better cash flow markets and I am in the same boat as everyone else its hard to find deals worth buying.