My partner and I live in Long Island, both in our mid and late 20s, and we work in tech.

A good mentor with “one on one” teaching would not have allowed that to happen and would keep you from making those mistakes.Also, you should have been given the option of a money back guarantee, like we offer, if for some reason you don’t buy a property.But to use your experience of making bad personal decisions, after the fact, to try to reason that you are better off going on your own, is simply called "self justification" and is not consistent with the picture you paint.Wow, what gave you that impression? 

The mailers I send consist of distressed properties that I drive by using the driving for dollars method, pre-foreclosures, divorces, and absentee owners. 

In the end with vacancy and low travel months you might not have the consistency you would get from multiple LTR's.

It's one of the most consistent forms of acquisition money out there for us as investors. 

And even those aren't really passive because you have to be consistently monitoring the performance of the vehicle to be sure they're not running it into the ground, participating in capital call discussions, etc.

If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.

The low interest rate, consistent increase in equity, and potential for cash flow.

There are many great neighborhoods that offer a consistent predictable ROI.

If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.