But I think if you don't have that end goal in sight, its going to make it very difficult to stay in that frugal mode and make all the sacrifices in time that we make - no matter how much we enjoy real estate.PAY YOURSELF!

I'll add one more example.I get a great deal on a property and secure it for 60% ARV.  2 years later there is a melt down and that property has dropped 50% in value and now I'm in the hole 10%, if I buy a 2nd property at this point (all things being equal) I only need a 25% gain to be back to where I was on an equity basis.IMO this concept makes sense if you are a buy and hold investor in acquisition mode.  

*sorry, don't know why my @ isn't working...it shows hilited in typing/edit mode, but not when I post...oh well!

Their entire business model is to charge premiums and play hard to ever pay out on the fat tails.

But the Tiny house model is really appealing to me for the low entry cost, opportunity to cash out on selling units while creating cash flow with very low maintenance.

But.. it's all part of the business model.  

If I'm being completely honest here, our direct customers/clients would be "brokers & loan officers" since our business model is B2B. 

The subscription model is replacing the buy model in many industries.

I'm fairly new here (lurker mode as I learn and learn) and love your posts.

I can put the hot water heater in vacation mode and it will keep it at 50F to prevent freezing.