That dampens interest in real estate in general.2) There are fad products on the market, like "the condo motel", that compete for interest.3) Timeshares are most desirable when full ownership is least achievable.

Coaching is like a diet program, they can work if you just work the plan. 

The same applies to those "no money down deals" or the new fad Wholesaling(imo).These folks seldom make a difference in the actual mining and refining (aka the transactional side of REI) as they fail after not 'hitting it rich' and just go back to Saint Joe.

On the West side, the Tremont fad I would say is already in full swing as you can make the argument that it was part of the beginning of the resurgence of the West Side in the last 5-10 years. 

It is like selling a slimming powder but you have to follow a certain diet/food restrictions, if you remove the powder and just follow the diet/food restriction, you will still be at the same outcome, maybe +/- 1 pounds after 3 months, but you save on the powder expense.

I typically tell people to stay away from the guru “programs” as most of them are the same dozen ideas repacked with new fad terms and fancy phrases.

I am on show 120 of the BP podcast , besides 4 Hour work week, that is the sole course of my auditory information diet.

Any ideas of how to diet something like under contract from Overseas

Looking for a "diet" of books for understanding the broader RE industry and all the moving parts and key players.

I'll settle for sipping diet coke on the tailgate of my 2000 chevy pickup if there is a realistic path to being able to do that with what I have to offer!