But at this stage...my outrage bucket is empty.

I did a brief stint in REIT index funds after selling a few rental properties in 2021/2022 in an effort to keep a RE bucket in my portfolio and felt it was tracking similar to TSM funds but without the diversification. 

Or is it just a price bucket? 

It's good to understand the various "buckets" for income, expenses, and capital expenditures.

@Hadar Orkibi I'm using Contactually works well keeping track of owners, brokers, lenders, investors, etc. as it automatically keeps track of follow ups according to which bucket you place the lead into.

I truly think what I've paid to work with these guys is a drop in the bucket compared to the return on investment I'm going to receive. 

Without the HELOC equity building strategy, you are doing OK but still have a sizable leak in your bucket of water and the banks are there to catch every drop.

He was charismatic and convincing that signing up for Dave’s course (for a measly $40k per year) will be a drop in the bucket compared to what you will actually make.

You could easily have a sub-account for profit first and split incoming payments into whatever buckets you choose. 

I'm sure it has not been easy.This post struck me as I just finished reading about 5 months ago a book which said something to the effect of- "If you come to me and ask me how to invest 500k I'll tell you to go invest in yourself first"Real-estate isn't as simple as dropping cash in a bucket and watching it grow, it's very intricate.