The core principles in The Book on Rental Property Investing still hold up, but higher interest rates definitely change the game.

After 12 years in the furnished rental game, I'd say that is a pretty good sample size. 

I work for a building materials company now and took their online game from Zero to very engaged in the past few years and it's been really fun.

No it doesn’t, it’s just how he played the game back then.

Look, we were for most part playing a game of American Football for a long time.

I’m brainstorming ideas on how I can market myself to potential mentors in the STR game in order to gain experience.

I gravitate towards "red states" given the landlord-friendly laws and relative ease of evictions, which unfortunately are unavoidable in the buy and hold game.

Currently, I have a weekly check in with my current contractor, but alot of time it is a chasing game.

Removing all skills from the equation, if you don't take a break from participating as a real estate investor in some way each day, you will stay far ahead of everyone else who keeps subbing themselves out and then asking to get back in when the game is already out of reach.

That drive is what sets apart winners in this game.