These folks have much shorter time frames for achieving their goals and tend to think out-of-the box (@Brandon Hicks is an example) or have a bunch of creative strategies up their sleeves (and are usually questioned as to their validity) or venturing into "rougher" territory.Those that fall into the second camp tend to get cornered and interrogated an awful lot.

And yes problem area properties can be profitable like your instinct says - just be willing to roll your sleeves up and endure a lot of headaches.

Yikes, seeing stuff like this sort of makes me not want to be a landlord.But have any of you guys who experienced some sort of discomfort between possible future tenants, have something up your sleeve likeif you suspect something bad is going to happen and you say something like "assualt me and I will sue you" do you think the person will stop trying to be intimidating?

I have a few tricks up my sleeve.

If I’m meeting a seller, buyer, or renter it is usually in a long sleeve button down shirt with nice jeans.

I also took the feedback from our last sale and included things like women's tees, long sleeved shirts, and hoodies.Check it out at the link below!

Hi Geraldo:I'm assuming you are talking about selecting a contractor and we have a 'roll up your sleeves' kind of mentality for the most part but I think some of the things we've done with kitchens have driven a lot of value on our rehabs and rentals.We operate out of Des Moines IA and of course there will be differences regionally in style, contractor pricing, material availability, etc - so take this for what it is worth.We use granite nearly exclusively for our counter-top material. 

In my market, thats a HUGE plus, and people will pay or choose a unit with central air over a place with sleeve units.

So many people are searching for the magic formula, and it seems that what many of these seminars are selling is the hope that it's all real, rather than having to roll your sleeves up and build it one little bit at a time through hard work, discipline, patience, and careful choices.I'd say that a person who purchases homes with cash, or through sensible use of leverage with enough equity to balance risk/higher returns, is displaying those qualities and is far from "stupid and lazy"!!

Personally I love reading threads about people who are willing to roll up their sleeves and put in some work.