I was still working a full time job and spent countless lunch breaks, evenings, and weeks over there.

Market rent/vacancy trends will certainly be affected by national macro-economic cycles, but will generally be more tied to local conditions.These include the four big variables:- Population Trends- Employment Trends- Building Trends- Socio-Economic ConditionsAs well as countless other smaller variables, such as local customs, landlord-tenant law, severe weather trends, etc.

In the meantime, I do agree with you, that there are a lot of opportunities and countless of private money transactions being made out there.

Ive demo'd countless failed showers and tub surrounds, and most of those failed because of shoddy prep.I always use tile backer.

I spent countless hours researching Tampa, Raleigh, KC, Fort Worth, and a few places in CO and NM.

After 30 + years as a real estate investor, private lender, speculator and small developer, I can tell you that many of these hyped systems CAN lead to a highly profitable deal - but - the requirements are always understated by the promoters.Almost all these "systems", which are actually very common deal types to experienced investors, require the following to be implemented successfully1- A good deal of cash or access to such (not including mortgage money on property being acquired)2- Significant directly relevant experience (much, much more than what can be acquired through purchase of the book, seminar or mentoring system)3- Deal analysis and deal making skills4- Time - to spend on finding, negotiating, performing due diligence on, etc. potential deals - usually at least 20 hours per week.5 - Persistence - to evaluate 100 potential deals, talk with countless people, make unlimited phone calls only to have 99% of your work lead to a rejection.This is why my empirical evidence suggests that the satisfaction rate of those that purchase these systems is way under 10%.

I was very very skeptical too which lead to many hours and countless phone calls with people I trust.

And countless other banks and lenders post 2007/8/9 housing collapse.

We hear countless stories that we cannot wholesale in Los Angeles because it’s too competitive.

There have been countless cases that have upheld this.