I had nothing to show for the thousands I spent for rent.

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Some of those facebook groups have thousands of members.

CompetencyAfter 4 and a half years of Dave’s mentoring, attending Strategic Investor Alliance meetings (accredited investor group in the Philly area), and thousands of accredited investor calls, I know a good deal when I hear/see one.

Obtaining the type/quantity of land we would like to settle on at this point in our lives is not really feasible (i.e. several thousand acre cattle ranch).

that OR consider buying a property you could short-term rent to people who literally just want to visit the casino if it's a large/decent one. 

LTRs with long term conventional financing and standard management aren't really cash flowing anywhere right now. sure, there are lower cost markets that look better on paper, but there are costs associated with those supposedly cheap markets as well - deferred maintenance, more challenging tenant base, higher cost turnovers as a percentage of the rent.2. i wouldn't pick a random market thousands of miles away based solely on statistics or numbers. 

They don't want the company to be potentially liable if an owner doesn't follow through with the inspections and repairs.After the GFC, we needed the capital investment or they would have had to tear down more houses than the thousands that they already have.

The brokers you sent that to called us immediately because we've closed thousands of units with them.

Anecdotally, if a house that literally 'floats' over water can burn by wildfire, is any property truly insurable?