The "creme de la creme of Section-8 tenants" that Joe Asamoah talks about are an elusive (or illusive) 0.01%, and the other 99.9% are in their positions due to years or decades of incessant bad decision-making.

Professor and Dean Emeritus of the NYU Stern School, and economist Peter Henry spoke recently on a podcast about the 'end of life illusion.' 

This paranoid illusion that there will be halving of housing prices in MN has as much chance of happening as ET coming down to hand out the cure for covid-19 and then throwing out the 1st pitch at TCF stadium, there is as much data to support 1 as the other. 

I get it.. you can combine filters and increase the likelyhood the resulting list will be of motivation.That is an illusion.

Competition is an illusion.

Some properties I purposefully sell off market because I know I can get someone to overpay for it with the illusion pf exclusivity from being off market.

I have no illusions I will do that any time soon.

The illusion of classes is a holdover from ancient times.

If the person is another investor and is asking to get a feel for my experience, I will tell them exactly as there is a purpose behind the question and my answer.I find it common both here on BP and at networking functions, that people feel the need to exaggerate to give the illusion of wealth, experience, or just to brag.

We are under no illusion that this a get rich quick deal and are really interested in learning from the ground up.At this point, I guess it would be helpful to learn where to find local 'investor friendly' allies like a title company, attorney and RE agent.