We really love the magazine street area and because home prices are fairly expensive in that area the only thing that made sense was to Airbnb.

A good way to do this is to browse through magazines or images online.

No, because guns don't kill people; BAD PEOPLE WITH GUNS kill people.Your analogy would make more sense if pistols leapt from their owner's holster unprovoked and emptied its magazine at a passerby.

Forbes magazine and others are hyping it up as if they just discovered a gold mine and knew some secret ingredient.

Buyers make the mistake of trusting the "expert" because of their ad in the glossy magazine and don't go and see what the property they are buying, or at least hire an independent inspector to give them accurate information.

You should also read this article in Entrepreneur magazine, written by an attorney (hint: free legal advice), explaining why what you did was a bad move.This was an inexpensive life lesson for you. 

All the experts on tvs, newspapers and magazine kept saying DOUBLE DIP RECESSION, DONT BUY INTO THE DIP.

Hi, I'm 19yr old New Yorker and I have 771Fico and $8k in cash.

Either pick a couple of towns that work best for you and become an expert, or partner with someone that is already an expert in a town you are interested in.By the way, congrats on getting in Canadian Real Estate Wealth magazine Greg!

The reading materials that he has been reading is variations of practical life books, adventure books and some articles from fortune/ forbes magazine.