Also blogging is great I see Mr Mustache just sold out for $9million for a blog with 500 articles on how to become wealthy.For us we just woke up one day after years of blood, sweat & busting our azzes building our property portfolio.

Check your blood sugars frequently for the first few days, just to make sure the insulin is working fine. 

There's specific knowledge that can only come with ownership - buying and selling as a broker doesn't make up for the blood, sweat, tears, triumphs, and lessons learned of ownership specific to a jurisdiction. 

Originally posted by Account Closed:Originally posted by @Joe Villeneuve:Pit bulls were created by breeding bulldogs and terriers together to produce a dog that combined was used in blood sports.  

For me though 08 to 2011 was an event I never saw in the previous 30 years in the business there was some regional blood letting.. many don't realize but the SF bay area right after the earthquake and war some high end homes dropped 50% even in the pristine areas.. so its happened.. but on a national scale 08 hopefully was a once in a lifetime event. 

I was using my marketing software to purchase lots of discounted properties instead of really figuring out how to truly help the sellers.Lesson Learned: I learned the hard way that your mission statement shouldn’t be a plack on the wall, it should be the blood that moves your company.

demographics change lots of things can happen in that industry just like any industry.. and for sure burnt out landlords create opportunity for new blood coming in.  

Blood in the streets.  

It’s in my blood and despite the anxiety of the down times- I love it.

  :)there are turn key operators in Japan.. you can buy rentals there for 30 to 50k that meet the 1% rule or more.. they will live there a life time and you have next to zero issues with those tenants compared to the US tenant base.. they are respectful of authority.. just look at pictures of fukishima and NO looting no rioting. all lined up nicely to get water.. then look at pictures of New Orleans during Katrina.. it was a free for all blood bath on many levels..