Each of these CEOs employed basically the philosophy you describe here with unparalleled success (note: Jack Welch is notably NOT among those CEOs who dramatically outperformed to the level of these eight!). 

I love that movie but I was always suspicious that there was a bit of over dramatization.

Building standards are dramatically different today, than they were when folks used horsehair for insulation!!!

Again, the 50% is a ballpark # and not gospel, imo.Rich, that could be said about many other commercial investments s well such as NNN properties. the 50% rule, as used and explained by MikeOH is for residential properties only and not commercial, however, I do agree that OE ratios can vary dramatically depending on each individual situation and should not be considered gospel, but only as an average estimate.

Mix those facts with some high class vocabulary and dramatization and BOOM!

It is clear that you have done well with some solid strategies of using leverage, buying the right properties (at the right time in your market, it appears), trading up wisely, and letting professionals manage your property.In your dismissal of the concept of a self-directed IRA or Solo 401(k) and your “worry” about postings on this topic, however, you miss a very critical point, which is the dramatic reduction in original capital available to invest with that comes with your strategy.You took $50K from a 401k and were left with $35K to use as a down payment.

Please note that the timeframe for judicial foreclosures can vary dramatically from these numbers based on volume. 

With Trusts the rules change dramatically.

the top one is much more dramatic, I would go with that

While the cost of mortgage loan origination has increased dramatically since the financial meltdown, seller financiers continue to fill an important void in the national housing market, while allowing many American’s to realize the dream of homeownership.”- Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) Sponsor of HR 1360@Martin Zagrzejewski , Account Closed