Red flag #3She even sent cute family pics and work recommendations.

You'd like to be "cute" and have your landscaping business pay your strip mall rent. 

They saved up some money over a long period of time, found a cute house they wanted to buy as a rental, and then they stuck with it for 20, 30, or 40 years.

Purchase price: $110,000 Cash invested: $26,000Super cute little rental in a great area. 2 bedroom, 1 bath.

If your pitch is, "It's a really cute house that I think would make a great AirBnB" then you may have a hard time getting anyone to jump in.

Purchase price: $43,000 Cash invested: $21,000 It is a cute 2/1 on the north side of Milwaukee.

Sure, you may not like how you look on video, but people are way more likely to watch your content and follow you if you show your face and have video rather than just cool graphics. 

A NON-investor friendly agent (or an agent looking to make a quick commission) would have said "yes, this house is SO CUTE!

Purchase price: $60,000 Cash invested: $23,000 Got a cute 3/1.5 twin at an auction, gave it a cosmetic makeover with the biggest expenses being a new kitchen, floors, and a new boiler, renting out currently for $1900/month

Send postcards first, then a letter or stationery, then follow up with a hand written postcard, then a graphic postcard.