At the end of the day, all agent commissions (and all other fees for that matter) get taken out of the deal pot, so while it may appear one side is "paying for it", the buyer could get a lower price and the seller could get a higher price, without it.You think you have a deal struck, but in reality you are net at $175k and the seller is at $180k.

They said the reality is that generating leads is tough and I should give it a full month before evaluating the results.Did any of you use roichamps dot com?

I am currently exploring alternative options.The accounting system on the platform is completely messed up and thinks I owe $12k while in reality they owe me a few thousand.

Even if the worst predictions become a reality, hot and coastal areas are still going to be nicer places to live than the Midwest. 

the reality is 90% of investors own properties for no more than 7 years..

start with a house hack.Id love to… i need a w-2 job to make this reality! 

And I just got kind of burnt out and I've never really gotten over that. all of them  seem like they should cash flow but the reality is our business bank account never reflects that, but it could be bc we are constantly in the process of remodeling something, I'm actually not sure. 

In reality if people don't pay their taxes, they usually are not paying their mortgages either. 

Profitability varies based on location, seasonality, additional costs, occupancy rates, and reality checks.

The book was released in 2018, pre-covid, and I wonder if the RE market has just changed this much or if Michael is just really focused on finding the 1 out of 100 deal that has the high cap rate and is a viable deal.Ideally I'd like to find a community/mentor that can give me some input on the realities and possibilities of the deals in today's market and normalize some of the viewpoints that Michael states in his book.