Here's how:1) If you are a licensed real estate broker, make hard money loans using other people's money (qualified investors) and make it a practice to take your fees and commissions in the form of equity in as many well-collateralized deals as you can2) Whether licensed or not, you can buy notes with "hair" and solve the problems with either the debtor relationship, the documentation or the collateral.

Although paid a bit more I went with known companies for things like windows to make sure I wouldn't have any issues being long distance. patience and not pulling my hair out when things didn't go right. 

The total rent from everything is roughly $45K per month at the moment (4K per apartment, 10K from a restaurant and 5K each from a nail spa and a hair saloon) and I believe there is a small upside in rent after pandemic. 

I usually just call them Buyers Brokers, but no need to split hairs..Anyone who considers themselves to be a qualified Brooklyn Bird Dog should contact me ASAP.  

So needless to say, as long as your spouse allows you to be you, and It doesn't affect how your family operates, they will eventually get on board if they see the value in it.Yes, it can be tough when your spouse doesn't want to go along with your hair-brained schemes until someone else they trust brings them the same information.

When you get your hair cut mention to your stylist you’re looking to buy… whatever you want.

We set aside cash for each of our spending categories (food, fun, hair, gas, etc.) into a cash envelop wallet similar to this.

If you don't think see the validity in the comparison, and you accept the fact that anyone can learn enough about REI through casual resources, and that the limited success gained of those casual resources is fine and acceptable, and the idea of looking beyond the simple and striving for better rather than accepting limits, then go ahead and change the surgeon to (choose any of the above) the:1 - Engineer that designed the structure of the building you work in, 2 - Person cutting your hair,3 - Accountant that does you taxes,4 - Air Traffic Controller that keeps planes from crashing,5 - The Pilot the flies those planes,6 - The Captain that sails the cruise ships,7 - Electrician that wired your house,8 - The plumber that plumbed your house,9 - Pharmacist that dispenses your meds10 - Software Engineer that designed the software you use,11 - ...I'm sure others can add to this list. 

maintenance and capex a hair light for ballparking, say 10% total1920s--knob and tube wiring?

It could be a successful small business owner who could be looking for tax shelter and wants to park it in a safe vehicle that doesn't have any hair on it.