If the inexperienced investor knew how much work, effort, time, analysis, negotiation, organization, capital, and knowledge it takes to successfully find, identify, evaluate, and close on a property that fits the criteria that gurus falsely claim they see 100’s of every day, 99% of them would abandon their real estate dreams” and pursue ostrich farms, mink breeding, or setting up a “down line” to sell condensed cleaning products that their “upline” has an exclusive distributorship on for the southwestern quadrant of Bisbee, Arizona.  

There is way too much supply and these "big dog" buildings are offering insane incentives, effectively killing the small landlord.

As well as coffee shops like Bottoms Up Coffee are moving in and small microbreweries like Brew Dog and Land Grant 

Each one has a dog for $50 a month.

Don't let the tail wag the dog.

@Dayton BishopStarting investing with limited money can be achieved through various strategies such as house hacking, partnerships, bird dogging, subject-to deals, joining a Real Estate Investment Group (REIG), interning or working for a real estate investor, college networking, and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) or Real Estate Crowdfunding.

Just adding to the dog pile, but getting M2M leases on an occupied quad instead of long term lock ins is a huge win.

You can rent it now and then move in six months later, or you can come back in six months to see if it's still available.Here is another example regarding pets.THEM: I have four quarter horses, two miniature ponies, six dogs, two cats, and a raccoon that never leaves it's cage.

Licensed brokers in NC can't pay finders fees for unlicensed people (e.g. bird dogs) in NC.

Often times moving too fast with a limited margin for error can be a breeding ground for bad days ahead.