I remember going to a mortgage closing on a personal home decades ago and the closing agent pushed the 3 inch stack of papers over for signing and said:"This all says...

"In a 2016 paper, Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, estimated that full privatization of Fannie and Freddie would cost the typical American taking out a new mortgage $1,200 annually.

On paper, it looked brilliant..cheap money, quick turnaround, and a profit projection that made his eyes light up.It taught me that the real risk isn’t just the cost of capital, it’s the predictabilty of your exit strategy.

Most folks chase paper-returns and overlook the real wealth drivers in REI. 

You can tell when someone seems a little shady–when it feels like they’re not quite giving you the whole story.If I were considering a business to buy and everything looked fantastic on paper, but I wasn’t getting a good feeling from the seller, I’m not buying that business.Because as someone who has sold a business, I know there are things I could have hidden from my buyer.

My first ad budget was $295.00 credit I got from my local news paper. 

How did it feel signing those papers and knowing you just took that leap?

You can find higher ROI (on paper) here and probably in other cities…but the probability of actually collecting rent significantly decreases.

over and over. .Your paper is due friday by noon.

Just because you want to hit a specific number doesn't mean the market will meet you there.Great example of how Class C properties may appear like great cash flowing investments on paper - meaning fully rented, paying on time and normal levels of maintenance.