I want to be that guy who lives modestly, but secretly has $1million invested without having to worry about moneyMy goals: 1) Be smarter than my peers with my money2) Amass a larger than usual net worth (including Real Estate Portfolio)3) Minimize unnecessary mistakes4) Learn as much as possible in this short life we live5) Use money as an avenue for freedom and happiness, not greed and Please answer any questions you can :) It would be very much appreciated.Yes I managed to write a novel.

Is there an address for the property or is that a secret of some sort?

I gave away my secret sauce to 7 individuals this past week at Johnson's meet-up.  

You have to be sure to keep this information a secret until the end of the deal, otherwise they will come to expect it and it doesn't have the desired effect. 

Then begin to narrow there and select the cities you want the data.It's no secret that emerging markets are going to be located in the Southeast and the Mid west.

I'm NO expert.....but IMO If you keep the water bill in your name, it would help to keep your secret secure.  

I think its best to let prospective tenants know your qualifications up front, then if they wish to apply, nothing is a secret.

The problem is that you don't know what you don't know until you learn something sophisticated and then you realize that the stuff you learned before just wasn't good enough to achieve MASSIVE returns.I think the best kept secret is these more sophisticated calculations such as IRR.The problem is even if I let the secret out of the bag, there will probably be 90% of Investors that will say it's too difficult to understand.

Folks like @Jay Hinrichs, @Steve Vaughan, @JD Martin have had so much success, yet you never hear them discourage folks, they often talk about how it isn't about some secret process, but rather doing the work, being mindful, seeing things through. 

A couple thoughts based on Mike's post:The book Secrets of the Canadian RE Cycle gives some pretty detailed info about drivers of the cycle.