I'm feeling the delays I've imposed on myself in my RE investing, so I'm trying to correct my trajectory to get back on course ASAP.You may not realize it, but you just stated your goals.Number of properties, no matter how you arrive at a number, is never a goal. 

Mr Beach,You may not realize it however you have hurt a lot of people.

While preferred returns sound appealing, they are often not realized as monthly cash flow.

This is becoming more true for government employees clearly given the recent "Use It" act which will require 400,000 government employees to go from a remote to a hybrid role which started in January of 2024 and will continue to ramp up as time goes on (Source 1, Source 2)This trend will continue as companies realize more increasingly they need to be at least hybrid to be competitive.

I want to dive in and work towards my first SFH rental but when I realized my mortgage went up by 200 bucks in escrow alone I had a day dream of paying it off for sure!

Bob doesn't realize his payment didn't clear until he gets his statement, he is in default, Joe calls the note due just to get at Bob and knowing Bob can't pay it off.

I have come to realize I need to use a good and fair contract with a meeting of the minds.

Now, I am also realizing the power of leveraging equity from other assets—like my house hack—and even explored partnerships to spread risk and build a stronger position.

Sellers realize that offering the BAC means that their property will be more easily marketable to the highest number of buyers and have the best chance of fetching the highest price, that's why they choose to offer BAC. 

By then they realize they are not going to get their price.