Many people are of course great "poker players" about financial matters and their true motivation.

Always bring an arsenal to every battle.Have a backup for your backup for every aspect of your business and step 1 is grooming someone to replace yourself so you can eventually step down and focus on growth

While the rest of the country was also experiencing the growth that COVID brought---and that no one saw coming, Nashville secured some pretty major players that have promised to bring 6-figure jobs to thousands of people.

I'm guessing the older players are going to get killed when the new stock starts dropping rents to get occupied.

You can bring a million BPers that sit on the cash flow and do or die mantra, but all the major players know where the real underlying value is.

Although there are national players, most hard money lenders are local.

It's been important to have the network I started of people who have been doing this work but it just sux knowing that when I come to the table, I'm not going to have as much as I wanted to be able to help the other players out as much as I'm now going to have to ask for their help.Unfortunately, while I was able to convince my wife this is the investment route we need to take, she has already expressed to me that she is not open to the traditional idea of house hacking, as in her mind, that is a step backward from where we live now.  

I don't need anything else in my arsenal to close deals.

Once you have a good understanding of the city's growth objectives via government documents, you'll need to understand the players.

I don't know if he's a 'big time' player in the area, but he and his wife have some 50 properties, so I think I might have found something of a mentor as well.