If I am bidding against obvious amateurs with their hearts on their sleeves at the auction and I sense that they are willing to go significantly higher, I have no qualms about bidding them up a bit as a bar to entry into the group of experienced  auction buyers of the county who get things done in a civilized way and don't waste each other's time and energy when acquiring properties.

This coupled with your personal enjoyment number, because maybe there are things you do that would be more economical to outsource but the satisfaction of actually doing them outweighs the cost.

I assumed the energy he brings during his podcasts would transfer to the audiobook, but it doesn’t.

I find that the market prices for risk/reward  or your in an area of functional or economic obsolescence.if its your home town and you can self manage and want to do it.. seems Ok to me.. as long as your going in with your eyes wide open.I have helped many a C class operator scale their operations..

Unlimited Wealth: The Theory and Practice of Economic Alchemy - by Paul Zane Pilzer •7.

Mike Terry I am not confident that rising rates will slow down home price increases...especially in states with strong economics like Florida.

Rising interest rates in a heavily levered economy and massive tax reform are two highly unpredictable economic factors...along with all the other black swans out there. 

Michaelhttps://www.efficiencymaine.com/at-home/home-energy-savings-program/heating-cost-comparison/

Was the reason for their following generation being smaller than the proceeding generation and That north America has a mirrored demographic that could put us economically in the same position.

All they will have invested is their time and energy.