The "rules" are only quick mental notes on whether something might even make sense.

I also see lifestyle inflation and a massive consumption mentality that further compromises any ability to save or invest adequately.  

They have a social mentality that you need to adapt to and can not set your standards too high while at the same time insuring they adhere to all community rules. 

I think Texas is a very tough buy and hold market because of escalating property tax's foundation issues and herd mentality of investors creating demand that would not be their organically.

I am very capable in excel, having manually and mentally run the numbers of multifamily units listed online I have found that none of them come close to meeting the 1% rule.

Occupant profile: two older ladies on SS, one with mental disability and another with cancer undergoing radiation treatment.

It seems as soon as I mentally made that decision deals and opportunities are falling into my lap.

We are now preparing to strategically grow our brokerage business, and we would like to approach the process with a "blank slate" in order to not bring in a "traditional brokerage" mentality.  

This is the W2 mentality: trade time for dollars.The entrepreneurial mentality is to trade dollars for time and hire the management out.

Just threw a higher number out there because I figure more is better ;) Great mentality!