Then someone can grab it, or any sparking can catch cellulose insulation or wood studs on fire. 

You have to consistently follow up in a meaningful way and you will get deals.

I'm shopping around for a multifamily and ran across a 6-plex that sparks my interest.

I would suspect that many students never put anything into meaningful action after the excitement from the seminars or coaching programs wane. 

But suddenly something in my head sparked and I been thinking about real estate for the past 3 months and went to defensive mode on money management and stayed conservative as much as possible.

The looming threat of holding two mortgages and all of our related life expenses has been the spark in wanting to find alternate sources of income.

These days the issue is getting your hands on a place with enough room to get the rehab done and then get the ARV high enough to pull a meaningful amount of money out of it.

That sparks the guy's interest, he goes home and Googles "best books about money."

A standard checking or savings account has no such limitations but you don't earn any interest or at least a meaningful interest (they offer a pathetic 0.06%).

Perhaps you'll even get things sparked up over there....