Strategies that use hope, is how people get burned, bad. 

We don’t burn our bridges when they get more expensive, we just use them less.

I like smaller companies whose owners are not brand new but not old and burned out either.

Don’t accept any subject to offers since they will burn into your deal time.3.  

I've found that every time I've tried to get "clever" in my investments and pick the next hot thing, I've gotten burned. 

A kitchen fire in the back unit got a little out of control and burned up to the roof.

If you’re trying to do everything yourself that is a sure fire way to burn out.

I'm burning the boats on this one and making it an obsession.

The vibe of Biddeford has gone from burning garbage in a decimated downtown, to boutique hotel and trendy restaurants in very few years.The apartments in town were built for mill workers a long time ago.  

You would want to know if anything was ever built on the land (maybe a house burned down) because if there was a house then you would have potentially buried septic or oil.Buying and holding a lot for the future with topographical issues is only worth it if the price is negligible IMO.