Alot more than most realize.

A true win-win I realize this is biggerpockets so we’re all supposed to act like real estate is the most amazing investment class on the planet.

Dan, you seem really knowledgable with the market in San Diego and prior to joe McCall I didn't realize how important it was to know your market.

You get a portion,  not all.I didn't realize this was your main home.

LOL I didn't even realize that!

Over time, I’ve realized there’s no substitute for being able to walk through the property and stay on top of maintenance proactively.Ultimately, I’m in the process of transitioning my properties to a property manager.

I suppose you could say the benefit is realized if rate comes down but nobody expects that near term and the early few years are going to be highest to a borrower who is motivated to pay off his mortgage, either AIO or fixed.If a borrower got a fixed and threw his money to principal every month (aside from emergency fund), even if he made that payment inefficiently (last day of month), it still is better than being super cash efficient at a higher rate.

Most people don’t realize that even putting alt text in your photos can put you in more categories and there are certain types of photos that just perform better historically.  

The seller had attempted to buy me out of the deal but ultimately realized they had no legal grounds to back out.

And as far as the darkweb you do realize every transaction is recorded on the public blockchain right?