I've done the "live in flip" before and it's challenging (my wife and I did it, and it wasn't that much fun LOL).

Fun fact on homelessness, they actually invented a magical vaccination for that "disease" many MANY years back that has all but 100% effective rate.

if you can hang in there, things quiet down and the only thing you are doing is depositing the checks. that's the fun time. :)at the end of the day, tenants just want to be left alone and make sure you are taking care of the needed repair requests.

I think most on copy to this thread can agree to be on the same page concerning the "promise" of WLI: double your money, double your fun by pulling a loan on this huge lump some of cash you've pulled out of other markets and "invested" into WLI so that you have the privilege of taking out a loan of X% on your own money.

Well, we all know real estate investing, especially flipping houses, isn't quite that glamorous.I thought it’d be fun to share some real-life stories and lessons from our flipping adventures.

We paid for his college, he paid for his fun.  

Regardless not a fun party to work with!

It’s not fun to pay a tax preparer for a blank state return but it could save you big down the road (in penalties and headaches).

They can be fun but also time wasters as well I have only personally bought off auction.com 

IMHO I think the draw to the Poconos is it's proximity to two monster metropolitan markets and their middle and professional class who may prefer in many cases to tone it down from places like Miami, Hawaii, Vail, or Stowe, and instead have the luxury of a 1.5-2 hour car trip to somewhere where they will save on airfare, get a good deal on their accommodations, and still have loads of fun with their families without having to deal with exorbitant vacation costs and aggravating travel arrangements.