Until/Unless the Town Zoning becomes dynamic, it is unrealistic to rezone every time an investor employs a new tactic.That seemed to resonate.

The 10 Wrong Assumptions made by People purchasing real estate mentorship programsThat being part of a group of people all chasing the same deals, in the same area, trying to use the same strategies and techniques somehow increases chances for successThat the mentor teaching the course and providing “mentorship” was actually successful at what he’s teachingThat all the experienced investors warning about the unrealistic expectations being promoted are somehow just jealous, trolls, or trying to kill someone’s dreamThat 4 years of education, twenty years of experience, and a network of industry contacts built up over a career can be replaced by a 3 day “boot camp” and a 15 minute weekly call to a professional promoter or one of his soldiers reading answers from prepared scriptsThat one does not require knowledge of real estate “principles’, real estate law, or real estate finance in order to succeed at real estate investmentThat the income produced by utilizing the particular strategies being promoted by the guru is going to be able to replace their job income That “passive” income from being a residential landlord is really passiveThat one can be a successful real estate investor with little or no capital, credit, or experience That wholesaling, flipping, etc. is investing.That spending $30,000 or more for dubious information available for free is a good use of funds; especially when you put it on your credit card at 18% interest.

Am I being unrealistic by thinking of doing this?

Also, can anything be done to help keep the bank's BPO from blowing a deal out of the water (by coming in unrealistically high, for example).

Pretty unprofessional, and the numbers/information touted are wildly unrealistic... not to mention your responses to less-than-favorable reviews on Google, in addition to all of the above, is a massive red flag.

All the deals I am seeing up here either the seller is unrealistic on pricing, or buyers are bidding up properties past any sort of rational price.

Bad English, foreign idioms, unrealistic (really weird) terms, and an expectation that you will send them money via Western Union.

LS presents unrealistic examples or should I say "unicorn deals" during the seminars and case studies. 

Maybe when one owns 20+ properties that will be the case, but at first, when one is starting up, it is unrealistic to expect that one can receive a fair financial return by paying others to run and manage the properties for you.Managing the properties ourselves is also serving as a tremendously valuable experience because, We get to better understand the impact expenses have on financial performance,It helps us fine-tune tenant selection processes, andOne gets to know the properties and the market better.Is it easy?

They propose a tax and then promise the unions huge, unrealistic pensions in a bid to win re-election which has all but bankrupted our state.