I learned a lot from that experience, and really emphasize that no matter what don't take anything anyone says on faith when you are first getting to know a provider.  

Most hedge funds and private equity companies are staffed solely by Harvard MBAs and Ivy Leaguers, whereas Larry Fink has sought to create a company culture that emphasizes diverse opinions, and performance and merit over prestigious degrees.

While writing my business plan, I came across an interesting dichotomy that I'd love some input on.I've gone through this forum quite a bit over the past six months and one of the things that many investors on here emphasize is that your business is, in fact, a BUSINESS and you need to run it like a well oiled machine that doesn't divert from it's criteria or make emotional decisions.

You emphasized that we do need to know what some idea of repair costs are.. which I know that Stephen would agree with.  

I survey units that are available nearby, and emphasize that if they were to look at the rentals that are available nearby that my unit with the increase is STILL a better value to the tenant.

Sorry for the long, drawn out speech here, but i just want to emphasize how important it is to view a decision like this from all angles.

I know there have been a couple people emphasize this on the podcast and I think it's great advice.

No, but by emphasizing the other wrongs, you seems to lessen the big wrong that was done to Blacks, Originally posted by Eddie Ziv:and this country has the biggest role (At least in numbers) in the slave trade at that time Originally posted by Tim Wieneke:Again - not true.

Fortunately, we had everybody on month-to-month agreements and every tiny house had wheels, making it easier to relocate.Of course, there's a lot of excitement for the 2.0 version, so I want to be much more savvy about it and attract the 'dream team', such as what Gary Keller emphasizes in his "Millionaire RE Investor" book.

I understand that you and I will never agree, and that is fine ... the only reason I continue to engage is that 1)there are some good points to be emphasized that I think open minded newbies can learn from, and 2)to give you enough rope to hang yourself and I must say you continue to do an excellent job making use of the slack provided.