I compiled an actual diary of 6 years worth of my own personal real life real estate deals.Complete with all numbers and photos.Just so you know it's not all sexy and fancy all the time.Ordinary people still build wealth every day...the old fashioned way.Without some fancy strategy of "syndication" or super-risky use of leverage.No loans from dad and mom.Nothing.Just common sense traditional disciplined investing.I put all of that in a member blog post you can access here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/8290/64353-no-...Let me know your thoughts.Charles.

This can affect you more from the law side, but it can make it more difficult to make sure you keep your books in an orderly fashion. 

I think that sand texture is also an "old fashioned" one.

I've always applied paint the old fashioned way - with a rolller and brush.

We don't try to talk them in or out of a deal, we just share our experience in the hope that it helps an investor make a more informed decision.We have several agents that have built our office into their sales process: our business doesn't get involved in buying or selling of RE so the buyer is comfortable that our analysis is on the level.If you can find a good agent that partners with a manager in this fashion, you might be able to get what you are looking for included in the sales process, but that would mean having a lot of trust in your agent and the PM he or she has partnered with.I hope that helps.  

Submitted my paperwork in a timely fashion, and then my NACA representative ghosts me throughout most of July and August. 

The old fashioned way from our county tax records 

In this fashion, you leverage the equity in your primary residence to acquire a nice little rental portfolio.This is all just my perspective. 

I primarily invest in Grand Rapids, MI, but my partner and I are looking to get into the Detroit market is some fashion, whether that’s investing or property management.

There's so much info available on website, blogs and in good old fashioned books.