Keep a leverage player on hand, if you find a great deal.

I know a few pro football players that had short careers.

Many players will not have your best interests at heart.

Now rural counties and can be a little different but like Jonathan says every market basically has their players..

Meet the players. 

She spent countless hours on the phone—with me, the city, contractors, and other key players—to help find the best path forward when she didn't have to.What I Learned:Insurance is your safety net: Always double-check that you have the correct policy for your project type. 

Real estate investing is a team sport and at different points in the game different players will play more important roles.

No way your going to round up 10 mil people logistics wont allow it even if it was like world war 2 internment camps for the Japanese.

The rental had ratty furniture, a record player prominently featured in the marketing but it had no speakers, missing basics items in the kitchen, lots of drunks in the concrete hallways that reverberated right into the bedroom at 2am, a strong odor of urine outside, and more.We have super hosts in this forum that have hundreds of 5-star reviews and are masters of the craft, but I look at their rentals and see they don't have any artwork on the walls, decor is basic, they do nothing to make the guest feel welcome, etc. 

How cool.Well, It's because I was seen as a player, a closer (meaning I close on deals I put under contract).I said, "I didn't know you owned a building" and to that he said "yes, it's the building with two - first floor retail spaces and 9 apartments on the corner".Dang, just what I love.