Not answering a legitimate question, when making a claim, can be self serving and can lead people to believe the claim is false. 

This leads us to believe in dumb, dumb things.

Do you believe mortgage rate will start to decrease?

But the answer for everyone may differ.Here are the personal attributes I see in those able to achieve a higher than market ROI, enough higher to be able to “scale”.1- Knowledge of real estate principles, real estate law and real estate finance2- Minimum 3 -5 years full time, or near full time experience directly related to real estate investing3- Ability to utilize technology for increased efficiency, capacity, and accuracy4- Excellent hired legal counsel and excellent hired marketing help5- Established method(s) of obtaining consistently high QUALITY deal flow6- Ability to manage and choose people who are NOT employees: Attorneys, Appraisers, Mortgage Brokers, Real Estate Brokers, Title Companies, Surveyors, Marketing Specialists, Accountants, Contractors, Consultants, Property Managers7- A VERIFIABLE track record of success8- Ability to identify, analyze, and negotiate a deal that can be “worked” for “enhanced” ROI9- Some type of competitive advantage; for example for me it’s my ability to analyze and identify mortgage loans that are actually less risky than all other lenders believe (on the investing in debt side), and on the real property side it’s my ability to analyze”pull the trigger” with LESS information than other investors need,  combined with the ability to pay cash, or raise significant capital almost instantly as well as being able to obtain loans at the lowest prime customer bank rate with no recourse or personal liability.  

Believe me, I’ve seen my share of ups and downs: from navigating interest rate spikes to figuring out out-of-state managment back when online tools weren’t half as good as they are now.

If ya don't believe me, look back 30 years ago, what were rents?

I believe people should have everything they need to cook with and nice kitchen items to use to cook. 

.), but I do not believe that you will qualify for VA loan entitlement if you purchased a property that is not your primary residence.

A wholesaling mentor can teach you tips and tricks for calling and such, but I don't believe their going to help you in general consistency.

Say they have a "community" of 100 and someone does a deal, (it doesn't have to be a deal that actually makes sense), everybody believes that's "their" success and they all do the "happy dance".