You are more likely to be struck by lightning twice.

She instead sent me a sales contract, with "SALES" struck out (annotated) and replaced with "RENT."

With the cash flow play you need to buy low, negotiate hard on price, expect no appreciation and get a very healthy cash flow, nothing marginal,  And expect when you sell to make little to no appreciation, then any gains are icing on the cake.

Just seems like another marketing company trying to sell ice to an eskimo I'm not sold

Doesn’t matter if they’re in left field; doesn’t matter if they’re about to throw $40k they don’t have down the drain; doesn’t matter that they’re about to send an already shaky marriage into crisis mold; no, they want a “warm and fuzzy”, an “atta boy”, told they’re headed for wealth and success, even if it’s a total lie.So it struck me - THIS is what the guru’s sell.

Some are glorified fee takers and any cash flow or equity return on the property is icing on the cake.I like it more when the fee is just a small component of the deal and the syndicator wins more when their passive investors do on the back end.

You are more likely to be struck by lightning twice.

At that point tenant friendly laws and a long eviction process will just be icing on the cake. 

You are more likely to be struck by lightning twice.

I’ve also significantly reduced the number of expensive drinks out and generally have switched to just an iced tea at McDonalds for $1.51 if I’m craving a drink on the road.