"I want to make money in real estate" is not a 'why' - that is a what or a how.It took me over a month to come up with my why, and I ended up coming up with something that in the end became more of my life's 'mission statement' if you will:My Why - To focus the efforts of my life toward things specific to the service of those I care for, the acquiring of wisdom and knowledge for myself, or to gain understanding into the mysteries of the nuances of life.That is me to a T.

Though the mystery kills me, I'm content to leave it at that.It is indeed very, very cool!

"Where there is mystery, there is margin."

I get a little bored of seeing that mysterious man with the dollar sign all day long!

A mystery........

The bid kept mysteriously going up and they had the feeling that they were bidding against themselves!  

Never the less, I did not let any of the ney-sayers discourage me from sticking to my guns.i purchased my first 4 plex 02-15-19, ( my bday is feb 15 , god works in mysterious ways) almost a whole year from todays date.When i first took the property over i didn't know anything about real estate!

As such, taxes seem like a mystery for me that I'd like to figure out before I have to do them. 

@Boots BonnerWe had a mysterious leak in a 3 story townhouse last year—nothing made sense about it, but we checked it all anyway.

Get comps by CraigsList, Zillow and mystery shopping at the big complexes.