Platforms like Angi or a quick Google search can also help you find reliable options.

Are you able to reduce your expenses quickly and easily if needed?

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What are your thoughts on its potential to deliver financial freedom quickly compared to traditional real estate investments?

During this last cycle it’s been a game of musical chairs, sponsors have been able to raise rents and flip deals quickly to the next buyer because of an insatiable demand and an abundance of capital.

Many of them are posers - I smile and nod, knowing that their posing will make an impression on many who dream of quick wealth, and that their incredibly transparent bullsh** will eventually blow up in their face, leading to no lasting wealth and potentially major problems for themselves and everyone associated with them.Many of these students receive referral fees if they are able to sign up other people to the expensive ($5K+) coaching programs, masterminds, mentorships, or tribes.

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As Vince said it is a quick guideline and won't work in most places with current interest rates and house prices. 

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Another lesson is to research companies online and in forums like this before you do business with them and if you decide to do business with someone, dip your toe in the water slowly and continue to research the company after you start working with them, because things can change quickly.