Unfortunately all of my luck has been disguised as persistence lol.

I am working hard at finding deals, I guess I am just wondering where the line is between persistence/consistancy and insanity (doing the same thing over and over expecting different results)

I'm planning to add a few non-LLC purchased to take advantage of some low rates for 30 years.The model is scale-able, it does work, it just takes time and persistence to find the right properties.The last point I would have is that you need to have repair reserves, I estimate 10% of gross, saved per month in case of problems.

I think it was Danny Johnson who wrote something on his blog that really put me in a good mindset to grind away for that first deal: patience + persistence = profits

Eric Siebert best of luck and stay persistent!

Stay persistent and try to keep emotion out of your deals.Good luck!

The main take away for me is that consistent and persistent effort pays off, as well as very careful due diligence.

I didn't party and was always in tutoring to be honest I am probably the "dumbest" kid out of those top 10 but persistence is one of my strong suits. 

Markets with high appreciation rates are expensive and have low initial cash flow... that comes with the territory of having persistent limited supply and high demand ... this does NOT mean that you can't make boatloads of money, and it certainly does not mean you need to be a speculator to do it as many would imply.

It takes a lot of persistence and grit to get them but they are out there.Myself I am basically buying places needing some work, fixing them up, and refinancing a year later to get some of my investment out.