Real estate is a long game, and while appreciation is a powerful tool for wealth building, it should be balanced against the immediate financial realities and the market's future outlook.I hope this helps!

I can tell you they worked their asses off and didn't rely on the Academy to be the saving grace but a tool in the tool belt not the belt.

Most of those tools don’t even own any real estate but act like experts. lol.

You can gather propwire's free data and build a skip tracing tool (if you are good at coding) and get pretty decent "free" data.

I'm looking for a tool that will allow me to view probate petitions or cases (after somebody in Taylor county has passed away), but the Taylor website charges money for each petition and also requires me to enter their names. 

My wife handles all the bookkeeping, and she is damned good at money.All in all, I just took it for granted that everyone came into the game with more or less the same tools and abilities, and that's just not true.

However, while we were cleaning up, we treasure hunted out at least $3000 stuff, including $300 cash on the floor, several un-opened Amazon boxes, new-in-box computer/gaming items, hair tool ($300), YouTuber's gadgets, new with tag heated jacket ($220), an unassembled exercise bench ($500 at least), so many new or near new stuff that you can sell.

If you work with a STR company, make sure they have a revenue manager and use the latest dynamic pricing tools. 

BUT I kept a room in every home so I could come & go plus lock up the tools etc I needed for rehab.

I've purchased and sold many properties this way and feel it's a wonderful tool, but with risks.In the most simple form, you sell the house to your tenant and get a note in return.