I have given some of these places 5 star reviews and others really, really bad reviews.

We've bought some recently at Star Appliance in Marion.  

Frank and Dave who are pretty sizable owners do very well with 3 star communities and don't normally buy 4-5 star communities.

All the parks in my area (upstate NY 40 minutes each way to Rochester and Syracuse) would be considered 1 or 2 stars.

And again they hardly if ever put anything on MLS it all goes loop net or coast star which you as the public have a right to subscribe too for a fee or see the free side as well.its sounds like to me you just want a hand out and are not willing to put in the time education and effort it takes to get the best deals.and the best deals many times are gotten by the wholesalers in certain markets.. and I don't see you ragging on them.. when they tell a little old lady their 150k house is only worth 50k and do a equity strip deal... whats your thought on that ????

Star Bucks I go, sit and chat.

For every real estate tycoon (or sports star, movie star, retail tycoon, or internet entrepreneur) there are hundreds or thousands of people who are just as smart, know just as many right answers, and work just as hard, but just do something a little different and come out much worse.

I've never invested in TX but hear it's harder and harder to utilize creative techniques in the lone star state.

Why would sports stars, music stars, movie stars buy almost walking distance from your front door?

I'm a little star struck because the podcast you were on was one of the first I listened to.