You that are from Texas you may already know that there is a lot of controversy over lease options so I for one do not use them here.

It used to be my job to protect our celebrity clients from so called investment specialists who promised more than the investment was worth and delivered less or nothing at all.

Seeing the success of others and resenting them rather than celebrating them.

If you want less competition you will need to get property that is more distressed (and you will still have to pay up over the flippers who want those), or you will need to search when no one else is searching.....ie both of my SD properties were purchased between Thanksgiving and Christmas (when everyone else is celebrating you need to put in offers).   

You have some people in here who are cool with and celebrate losing over $1,000 a month.

Stay curious, keep learning, and celebrate small victories.

This slippery slope leads to practices that harm clients, damage reputations, and erode the foundation of trust that’s essential in the real estate investment industry.As brokers and lenders, we should celebrate the success of our clients.

Honestly, no one gives a flying firetruck unless you are a celebrity.

Also I am highly suspect of a company that would use an endorsement on their hope page of the controversial author Regina Jackson, whose claim to fame is hosting expensive workshops and writing books that claim all white people are racists. 

Gentrification is controversial.