There is an almost infinite number of opinions about the right way to be successful in real estate so be careful which advice (path) you follow.

Time to stop being a consumer and buying other people's off the shelf garbage, and learning to be an investor who puts together her own deals.

We can lay out an infinite number of hypothetical examples and what you could do, but the common theme is that you should try to understand what the seller wants out of the situation and find a way to fulfill that need.  

PS your book is sitting on my shelf up next for me to read as soon as I finish 10x rule, looking forward to it. 

@Sharon MihalyakAll tax lien has a shelf lien, meaning after certain time as specified by the state statue, If you do not foreclose on the lien. the certificate will be void & have no enforcement value. 

Specialized skill in solving unique problems will set you apart from the run of the mill investment strategies and formulas.This a people business and a problem solving business, not a "real estate supermarket" where you merely pluck properties of the shelf looking for the lowest prices, highest yields, and comparison shop like going to Walmart or Costco.My personal preference after 20+ years of investing is that I would much rather drive a 2-3 hr radius digging deep for opportunity than hopping on a plane for 3 hrs one way, spending a week in a hotel and buying off the shelf.  

Now, I don't know what your volume purchase is, but for me where an average ticket is > 5,000, I always get a bulk discount, I wont be happy if I shop at my local supply house (whitecap or homedepot), and they just give me 10% off the shelf price, I'd walk out and tell them I'll shop around more.

The deals that I've found and worked myself have given me much better returns than offered by most syndications - especially when I have very little of my own money down (the returns can be infinite with no money down).

So your return on investment is infinite because your using OPM.If it still cash flows enough then yes it makes cents!

I also loved The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek.