Nothing is guaranteed and in fact, getting an early booking 2-4 months before at slightly lower price (when competition is lower) would have been better than GETTING creamed by the competition when newbies start "SURGE LISTING"  (describing the effect of newbies listing their home on Airbnb bandwagon for a special event ONLY). 

The victory comes when I close, there is no need to bring out the ice cream when the job is not done yet.

C+/B I find to be the easiest market and allows you to choose the cream of the crop simply by setting above average screening standards.

And while they were responsive, our investors were getting creamed on pricing for tenant turns. 

@David Pham I actually think that's a Florida soft-serve ice cream.

also with max leverage you have minimum income.. with cash in low end properties you have max income with no risk of debt.. you can weather the storm.. real estate is a long game.. those that get over leveraged with max debt are the first to crumble when things don't go right.. and believe me your fico is very important long term to scaling as well.the number one failure in the business world is companies that are undercapitalized.. and in my opinion if you don't really have any capital and cash backing you have no business buying real estate and especially owner financed. since your putting the seller in jeopardy they are usually not to aware of the consequences.. and to get a seller to go out and put a loan in there name then you wrap that loan or take it sub too and you have no real cash you can see who loses in that scenario its the poor seller and now there credit gets creamed if they don't have the ability to make payments on a house they do not own anymore.. 

Also, ice cream.

@Kevin Chan timing is certainly important, and being able to ride the growth wave is a huge cherry on top (if not a whole extra scoop of ice cream).

Females each need a full bathroom it seems lol get em a big screen set on the lifetime channel and a bucket of ice cream and they are happy  

When buying stocks, you have the advantage of being able to pick from the cream of the crop in terms of managers who have demonstrated pedigree, experience, and education, all you have do do is look for them and when shares of their companies trade for an acceptable price, buy.