if u seen the movie 'Limitless' it sould resonate with the psyche of how i believe our society is conditioned into a delusionally bipolar'grass is greener' mindet where we are either very happy/successful, otherwise we are down in a ditch waiting for the next opportunity to get back up there and be ecstatically happy and successful in the future.what about incremental. to me, that's how savings and investment actually materialize. heck, the very word itself 'invest' should encompass the fundamental of not consuming today in order to have more tomorow. i myself have times when i am broke but thats almost always right after a close where i invested than liquidated. my final thoughts are practically nobody on BP is living in the horrid shantytowns of any continent for matter where they are living in starving conditions with no food/water available on a daily basis nor having nothing to call their own other than the clothes on their back. such is the case out there for some large portion of some 8 BILLION humans on this planet. many, many if not most people out there all over the world don't own anything at all except the clothes they are wearing right now. likewise, many/most people on this planet don't have a practically endless supply of food so they dont go hungry. here in northamerica, luckly even homeless folks if there hungry can simply find out where the nearest 'soup kitchen' is and get a wholesome meal on a daily basis indefinitely. we have so many resources at our fingertips that it is so easy to start saving up 100s of dollars a month even based on minimum wage (whereas a family overseas living in rural areas with no local jobs other than living off the land, as is the majority of situations across the globe, may be lucky to even make $100 a YEAR!).

Somehow bp propogated something that is not found in any textbook nor taught in any accredited university. 1% or 2% is not always the consideration vs the other primary fundamentals.

We want wealth…There are 3 items on the list: 1.Forced appreciation2.Income-producing property3.Land-locked markets in which due to fundamentals growth outpaces investingI don’t know any other ways to create wealth, which is to say to increase my buying power.

That is fundamental to my business model.  

The problems here run deep and are systemic and fundamental in nature.  

We missed it.The difference I see is that EPA was a small pocket surrounded by affluent areas, and if Baltimore's fundamentals aren't strong enough this thesis wouldn't work.

My best guess is high frequency traders (a.k.a. computers) making algorithmic trades based on current positions, not the fundamentals of the companies or the economy. 

But the self doubt about making enough to pay overhead, personal bills and ultimately thriving still existed.You do have to learn the fundamentals and your craft.

Go buy or borrow some fundamentals of real estate books before you go looking for a mentor do they will not be frustrated with your lack of basics.Go to REIA's in your area.

It wasn't until my corporate employer fired me that I was able to focus on the one thing I loved doing.Not that the transition was easy, either.Focus on fundamentals of real estate education.