Either inherit a bunch of money or pound away at your W-2, socking away every last dollar to build towards a passive income stream that no one can take away.

The letter to the attorney was basically a typed letter about how I can help their clients who are stuck with unwanted houses.

I've seen too many people be penny wise pound foolish on refinishing cabinets. 

As much as I love BP, I've spent enough time on here to realize there's a fair bit of chest-pounding and most people are not remotely prepared for such an event.

It smooths out your cashflows, keeps you from falling into the common BP PM trap of being penny-wise and pound foolish, and most likely will end up saving you time/headaches.

The cast iron tub is almost 350 pounds!

What he ment was even though many times a meat shop is working with only a few pennies a pound profit you can make good money if you "plug"the holes.

The fact that you deflect such questions and actual RE discussion and rather prefer to pound your chest about how many units you own and try to knock me down in order to build yourself up is very telling too, BTW.In the case that you are purely #2 above (which of course you would never admit), then my advice would be to insert some humility into your workflow, and do it fast ... guys like you that think they are immune to market forces and can't lose money in a hot market are really a dime a dozen, and whether they invest in CA, Ohio, or any and all points out side and in between, the market has a way of humbling them in the long run.

I know many will disagree with me, but I find self managing to save money penny wise and pound foolish.

My job as an investor would be to persuade  ( Don't know if this is the right term to use) the property owner to take less because of their situation (foreclosure, property damaged/outdated, unwanted inheritance, etc.)