Like everyone else on this planet, I surf the internet on websites like  zillow.com, loopnet.com and never ever found a property that made good business sense.

I get the Scottsmans guide and you see the adds again for those toxic type mortgagesbut then I am on the reality side that underwriting is just as tough as it has been for the last 6 or 7 years..

Also has a Metra, highway, two colleges nearby, and new commercial development (walmart, potbelly, ross, planet fitness, etc.)Moral of the story, look for stuff that attracts good tenants.

There is a reason our podcast is consistently in the top 10 of the biggest business podcasts on planet Earth, and the largest real estate podcasts.

It surprises me that people didn't go to rallies of such exp  When you understand how bitcoin is mined and the network is maintained, you realize it's the most stable thing on this planet.

Originally posted by @Jack Orthman:You have to tell yourself that owning rental properties is a business like a liquor store, gas station, or whatever and every business has inherent problems, but the beautiful thing about real estate is once you get organized the money constantly pours in while you are sleeping or even on another side of the planet and real estate takes the least amount of maintenance compared to other businesses.

I find most often those of Ivy League are very familiar with the area, why you say as it is not in a major metro-plex, because we have one of the top universities on planet earth here, and we have a top state university that has more foreign nationals going to school here then I dare to venture a count, it's a lot, and another major university.

Even the worst deal on the planet will cash flow if you pay cash and if you consider that your money has no opportunity cost (or only .85% in your case).Mike

One thing that I think is overlooked more than anything else on this site (and this planet in general) is the fact that the goal should NEVER be to be right or prove others wrong - just for the sake of being right.

LA has more cash investors than anywhere in the country and probably the planet.