I went to the Horry County tax sale Fall 2016 to observe.

I've been a quiet observer on Bigger Pockets for a long while, and I am a huge fan and have learned a ton.

What I did was make an observation that a lot of people in this thread have a reading comprehension problem. 

I have no scientific facts - but...From my observations on the BP forums I would say that the 80/20 rule applies to REI ownership.80% of the members own 3 or less properties and the other 20% own much more than that.Maybe Josh can start a poll or the BP folks may already have some of that data.

I'll be interested to find out what the final ratio is at the event (given that things come up at the last minute).General observation: The higher up you look in real estate investment (or business, or finance, or management, or C-suites...) the fewer women there are.

I have no reservations on mixing hard number data with a host of cultural observations, social science, anecdotes and an occasional WAG (wild *** guess) or two to come up with my personal barometer on my investment strategy.

And, I have observed that there are at least 2 of you here who do this like clockwork...

I picked up some of his techniques by observing others, but I never knew there was a book filled with other ones!

Try to learn by observing what the investors you're helping are doing.

Interesting observation, Michael.On a slightly different note, do you know of any contractors that would do small, mostly indoor cosmetic work?