I agree with the comment about stocking up during Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day and Black Friday sales.

- Replace HVAC (Heat Pump and Fan Coil + Digital T-Stat) February 2021 - Total Cost: $12,350.00Additional Rough Costs: $2k-Updated Kitchen:oButcher Block Counter TopsoComposite Granite SinkoNew Black Faucet and Garbage DisposaloWhite Porcelain Large Format Tile BacksplashoPainted urethane white cabinetsoNew black hardware pulls-Bathroom UpgradesoNew toiletoNew lighting modern fixtureoNew larger modern mirror What was the outcome?

If his tools are all Harbor Freight or Black and Decker then run.

I don't think the answer is so black and white.

Because, house hacking is comparatively simple and beginner-friendly (and therefore has the highest likelihood of success), but strategies like BRRR'ing, flipping, wholesaling, out of state investing, etc. are far more complicated, and have a far higher chance of failure because they involve so many "moving pieces".I always use this analogy: would you tell a beginner skier who has zero experience to ski a double black diamond (the most advanced terrain) for their first run?

Rule-of-law is my #1 business and political value.If there are people associated on the ownership-sell side of a deal, I may stomach a deal with them and then avoid relying on them, certainly their representation of me, in the future (and document them for an internal 'black list' for my colleagues).

For example, many of us feel that Old Fort has a bright future, due to proximity to Black Mountain, due to the new 40 miles of mountain biking trails being developed between Old Fort and Black Mountain, due to proximity to Lake Lure, 2 new breweries, etc.

Because we don't say an area is most friendly to for instance "Blacks" or "Hispanics" or "Single Mothers" or etc...I say this because if you have a most friendly, that means other places are not friendly--which seems to be illegal under Federal Law.I would assume advertising an apartment as being in an area "Most Friendly to Blacks" would be steering without a doubt (which might be effective--but illegal).What makes it "Most Friendly" and (steering???) 

It's not black and white

He was less successful dabbling in the eugenics of race, proposing financial rewards for the poor and those he deemed genetically disadvantaged -- that’s code for black -- if they volunteered for sterilization.There is always risk of overreach when people venture outside of their skill set and into other fields.