Lastly, in many areas single family homes at price points that would historically attract home buyers are renting because many are opting to rent rather than buy until rates calm down.

Those that do not brag about themselves typically have a very calm and quiet confidence.

I find when starting off, thinking outside the box and being calm brings a lot of clarity. 

At some point in the future, I'd like to acquire an apartment complex.Here's what I bring to the table: Strategic Mindset: I've learned to think on my feet—strategic planning, anticipating curveballs, and remaining calm in chaos - my mottoCommunication:I'm the clear communicator in the room.

In short, everything has to go what, calm, sensible, no messing with things right.

And the truth is nobody really knows exactly what toxic brew of whatever combines to produce these economic messes until they've come and gone, and everyone has calmed down and can be a little more coldly analytical. 

•I learned how to deal with a crisis situation and stay calm and make sure the tenants are well taken care of.

But keeping a calm head when something goes wrong has certainly helped me maintain great reviews for my STRs!

.- For deals where I just earned a fee, like a standard waterfall arrangement, my company was paid a salary out of the investment vehicle. - Foreign Investor money is flowed through the LLC to the foreign company operating in the US, and then back to BVI after corporate level taxes have been paid.For my own accounting, ESPECIALLY business entities used to invest international partner money, I use a Big-4 accounting firm to do the books in order to protect my own risk of IRS audit.

Many an investor that has bought mid west based on this so called ARV only to find out the only true buyers are Wholesalers that will never pay more than wholesale there are no owner occ to speak of in these areas.Were on the west coast like in our market in PDX houses sell for 100% of appraisal and within 1 to 2% of list price on MLS.. as a matter of course. and then you have the hot markets where stuff sells for over list and over appraisal.. although that is calming down a little from what I hear these days.