Quote from @John Key: Quote from @Ray Hage: I had already thought dropping 5 figures into these "mastermind" programs was a bad idea and now, I think it is even worse based on what I read in this thread.

Sometimes the long term capital gains are palatable and it may make sense for you to pay the tax rather than force a bad deal.

I heard this was an issue a long with bad or inconsistent call connection.Some of these concerns were brought on by reviews of other investors using it as I'm doing my due diligence, trying to upgrade from Podio to something more professional and robust. 

The insight about ARV being influenced by nearby single-family properties is gold—makes total sense now.Right now, I’m just exploring Sacramento and trying to learn as much as I can.

My company offers fast-closing, no credit/bad credit loan packages in 44 states and referrals in the other 6.

I've closed a bunch of loans with Kiavi, Roc, and a few with ABL, I also closed with RCN, Easy Street, Lima One, and some smaller private lenders.I've come to the conclusion that the experience at the lender is not globally good or globally bad. 

Not too bad when the inventory is low, the number of sales is low (like a 30 year low), interest rates are high and prices are high. 

Hope is a bad strategy.The only on market strategy that I think can work is paying cash/line of credit/hard money for a property that does not qualify for conventional financing.

MD is bad compared to Ohio where piercing the corporate veil is a myth - applicable only where the owner (even 100%) has committed a crime or fraud.

Too many people + not enough bathrooms = bad reviews.