Flights can be incredibly cheap if timed correctly and they can be expensed as well, so in my mind, there is no excuse not to visit a property periodically (in the realm of once every year or two, or as necessary).

@Michael Ealy incredible and yes inspiring.

My mortgage is the only thing I owe money on and I have 826 credit score.

First off I want to express my gratitude that such an incredible community exists.

This is particularly problematic in that the tech guys think (1) they can create a scoring system to evaluate deal quality and or (2) that they can hire relatively new finance/real estate people to further evaluate the deal flow.

Inventory is incredibly low. 

So boosting your credit score, having an emergency fund, living within your means so that you can save in a separate account 10% of your earnings more is obviously better.

Thanks everyone--what an incredible resource you are! 

Though I don't have any hard data, I think it would be fair to speculate that a very large portion of the BP community has very grandiose ideas that will lead them to financial freedom (which can mean something different for everybody) and even though there is a wealth of resources available not only here but across the web that can make different investing strategies easy to digest in a paint-by-numbers format, the truth is that it's an incredible grind day in and day out.Even those that have achieved "financial freedom" (or at least those we perceive to have) are still at it everyday, preserving and building upon their accomplishments. 

The numbers can work extremely well renting by the room here and the demand is incredible!