All of of those passive losses that I accrued in earlier years are now keeping me from paying taxes, at least for a few more years.Moreover, while I thought I was missing a great tax shelter against my high W2 income in the early years, the truth is, like most people, I'm making a lot more W2 income today than I was 10 years ago. 

@Katlynn TeaguePrior to any GC contract you should have a detailed scope of work, a line item schedule of valuesOut of curiosity were these contractors licensed?

.: Okay, not all of the mistakes, just some of the biggest.I stopped counting at $2m in mistakes lolYou can't always win but as long as you win more than you loose, you will always be in the green.I consider all mistakes as a "cost of doing business".We live, we learn, we try again and try not to repeat the same mistakes.Much success to all 🙏Just out of curiosity, in your opinion, if you had a knowledgeable coach early on, could you have avoided some of those mistakes or were you determined to do things on your own and wouldn't have listened anyway?

If, for example, I could get hard money to purchase/repair and pay off in a year, I'm confident I could do so without loss, but only if the payments could accrue in the background, collecting interest, without being paid until the house sells.

@Jordan Solomon out of curiosity have you actually cross checked the numbers by the Do Not Call Registry first?

Out of curiosity, do you have any investments in Tulum Mike, if so how are they performing? 

I suppose you may have some accrued interest in the middle of the month, but it would be too much effort to constantly factor that in. 

Hi J, Just out of curiosity, when you’re handling many flips simultaneously, what do you use to keep yourself organized?

I did a little research out of curiosity on one of the properties, and it shows an out-of-country seller, so what you're saying makes sense. 

Out of curiosity, how do you all begin looking for a professional in a sea of options?