I never blindly follow authority, They may be right......but they may be wrong too...... you don't need to be a jerk, but also don't be a sheep.   

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Someone blindly following your "advice" as gospel to expand would think that maximum attainable leverage all the time and in every property was the only path to building a portfolio. 

I should also clarify that I am not working with an agent, just myself so kinda flying blind in some regards.

MS don't fool around.. they picked him up on Friday night ( you know on purpose) so he had to sit in the cooler until Monday when the judge got in to set bail.But every state is different on how they handle this stuff.in the list I gave you I have funded wholesalers and flippers in all those cities Save NY ... every other one I have funded in... along with half a dozen more cities not mentioned that are too tough to wholesale in in the first place like CA..wholesaling is a very very tough gig.. and not a starter strategy.. the guys I know that are successful have big business's with huge budgets to make this work.. its not a hey I have no money I am going to wholesale and get money to buy and hold.. can that work . sure a blind squirrel finds an acorn.. but to really make any money at it .. its a full blown business.. with all the things you need in a mature business enterprise.. staff  capital... experience and UBER sales skills.

That is for everyone that chooses to blindly follow the google rules.So if you understand this concept you will realize, there is no spoon!

Blinded that those can be frozen by a bank at any time. 

However, I don't want to operate blind to opportunity.We're just past the one year owner occupant requirement in our duplex hack.

Just don't blind buy.

A video will tell them more than you blindly getting bids from contractors or guessing on your own.