I heard one of the BP podcasts where someone had purchased life insurance on their partner and vice versa.

Maybe a deal that doesn't work for you, works for us- and vice versa.

Also, realize how much you spend on vices.

This includes multifamily -> commercial or vice versa. 

Have you guys ever redone the outside of a home and not the roof and regretted it and vice versa, ever redone the outside AND the roof to look better and been glad you did?

If you don't think see the validity in the comparison, and you accept the fact that anyone can learn enough about REI through casual resources, and that the limited success gained of those casual resources is fine and acceptable, and the idea of looking beyond the simple and striving for better rather than accepting limits, then go ahead and change the surgeon to (choose any of the above) the:1 - Engineer that designed the structure of the building you work in, 2 - Person cutting your hair,3 - Accountant that does you taxes,4 - Air Traffic Controller that keeps planes from crashing,5 - The Pilot the flies those planes,6 - The Captain that sails the cruise ships,7 - Electrician that wired your house,8 - The plumber that plumbed your house,9 - Pharmacist that dispenses your meds10 - Software Engineer that designed the software you use,11 - ...I'm sure others can add to this list. 

I’ve worked with my agent for 26 years and he retired to my area from downtown Boston after a successful banking career where he was a senior vice president of a large commercial bank.

At the minimum, rental property should be titled to an llc of the state the property resides in, not only to be legally recognized by local government to file evictions but also to containerize your liabilities (creditors of the llc coming after its members and vice versa creditors of the members coming after the llc).

I wouldnt trust the broad numbers on Airdna cause you dont know what those properties have that yours doesnt or vice versa.

I would imagine it's pretty common for parents to buy condos for their kids, or vice versa.