We had a recession and no one was spending money so I went back to truck driving and I started a modeling and talent agency, I ran that for about six years.On my final leg of my adventure I started a personal training and sports rehab clinic in Napa Valley and teamed up with a local chiropractor.

I could tell he was a great salesman and had all the PR talents necessary to be successful in anything he sold.

Once you learn the lingo and how to inspect you will likely find out that you can hire the right talent off Craigslist and then check their work to make sure it's right.

It seems I have the talent for getting good deals and they have the talent for having deep pockets ^_^.

Reason being I do enjoy it, I want to maximize my profits as much as possible on my first few deals to add to my capital, and I feel like I'd be throwing away my talents if I don't do the rehab.

The insurance company may only have a $250,000 to $1 million health coverage and a mold case (or multiple mold cases) could easily go well over that, assuming the plaintiff is actually experiencing a health crisis and not just freaking out over mold.If worse comes to worse and the HOA becomes insolvent this is a situation that can be turned around, but it requires a highly dedicated and talented group of homeowners to deal with.  

Cities and states that are on the forefront of forward-thinking are almost always going to attract the most talent, and hence the most tech-savvy companies, and considering that is where our economy is moving, I would be far more willing to bet on where Seattle will be in 10 years than where Columbus will be in 10 years. 

You can make a ton of money and not be storing up treasures on earth.How would you reconcile the parable of the talents? 

I documented my lessons learned on my last two acquisitions (155 unit and 250 unit) here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/217842-closed-on-250-apartments-in-houston-texas-yesterday-2-lessons-learnedhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/294621-closed-on-155-units-in-houston-yesterday-3-lessons-learnedI put this together for anyone who wants to do bigger deals but didn’t know how to use their special talents (we all have them) to make it happen.Here are 6 ways to creatively get into the biz: 1.Find an off-market deal. 2.Conservatively underwrite deals. 3.Negotiate terms and get all legal docs in order.4.Raise capital for deal and be ongoing point person for capital sources. 5.Secure debt financing (if applicable). 6.Do property management.

I know some pretty talented land investors who also have the ability to deploy their own farming operations to get value out of tillable acres, and as a newly minted real estate agent in IL, I'm hoping to invest along with them on the next couple of pieces.We also have a system to optimize and better position land to extract maximum value.