Sellers accept almost instantly.. and then end up letting my friends keep brand new appliances etc because the sellers ran out of time to sell and didn't want to move them etc.Moral of the long winded story is value isn't only a dollar figure.

I can't imagine marrying someone with a six-figure student loan debt (that isn't a doctor) and that instantly draining my assets.

As a long-term investor, I don't need the instant liquidity, and would rather keep the premium for myself.The other downside to the liquidity of a public REIT, is that it eliminates what to me one of the best features of real estate investing: that is not very correlated to the stock market and so including in a balanced portfolio reduces risk.

., Instant Equity) was one of the core concepts being taught here on BP?

A low percent is too risky even if you are looking at $30k profit, that could be gone in an instant if you miss something.

They are not a good fit if you are looking for instant equity and are willing to put in the work to source your own deals.

Now all of sudden instead of answering back instantly it takes 2, 3 or 4 minutes to answer that's a tell tale sign something is off.None of these are absolute because potential tenants lie all the time.

You're already in a position of confidence, getting a pay check and advising others, moving them from an insurance matter to a RE matter is pretty quick as going directly to valuation of a property, for example, is right down the insurance alley.Being with Met, Prudential, Hartford, or a few others adds instant credibility.

They have instant information, infinite resources, and deep pockets.

So far, these are the pluses and minuses I can see:Pluses: - Potential to grow: instant access to lots of work- Very low risks: no money needed.