A wise man once said, "You don't have to like the rules, but you have to know them, so you can play the game." 

EVERYONE can play the "what if " game, yet there is no backbone to back anything up.

Investors globally either know or are learning how to play the exciting cyclical game.Now the rest of Japan is what I’m focused on.

Maybe one day, but we all will be much more successful if we play the game we are prepared to play and move up slowly.

in exchange for: the first dibs at buying if inclined or circulating a deal to their buyer/investor base before you even have to market it, or a listing appointment with those that fall out, especially because the seller needs more than your MAO allows and, you won't see this often because investors feel they have to play the field but, marry them!

I would never collect rent by mail because tenants can always play the "it got lost in the mail" card. 

I want to emphasize that was a value add play. The

Sounds like the advice is to lock up the capital in the form of down payments and wait and play the long game.

Even if the SFH is cash flow neutral, it might work as a longer term play. The

Has anyone else had experience with any other cards besides US Bank without using one of these middle-men companies that know how to play the game and charge a fee for service?