Vrbo and Airbnb do not play around when they see you taking direct bookings from guests who found you through their platforms. 

Here's a question for anyone who wants to play.

@Justin Brown There are several variables at play here.

Its comical how few people understand how luck in a particular economic cycle plays into their successes. 

That will also play into it.

Talk to a CPA to see how each scenario plays out.A 401K continues to grow in value, but what do you live on? 

It's a power play. 

Lost in all of this has been the significant role technology now plays in listing and selling real estate.

My biggest conundrum now is I want to be my own GC because even when I play with smaller numbers they’re still out of reach for me to be able to attain this goal and afford the monthly mortgage with taxes and insurance.

I believe they played a role raising capital for these deals, but the language used on their track record implies they played a very active role in the sourcing, execution and sale of the assets, which is very likely not the case.