I have 4 friends worth $100M+, here are the things they have in common.Reading, all read and read a LOT, two of them still read 2+ hours a dayWorth ethic,,,well, I should say being a work-a-holic,,generally they live for work, it is #1 on their livesLuck,,all of them had some good luck with being in the right place at the right time,,of course they also were working 70-80 hours a week for years to take advantage of thatBeing cheap,,,all of them are cheap in someways,,one guy I play golf with has a $1M+ turboprop airplane he flies himself,,but he plays golf with old worn out golf clubs and has golf shoes with holes in them (ok we finally gave him such a bad time about the shoes he bought cheap new ones)Ruthless,,,all of them are ruthless in business, I didn't say unfair, but ruthless,they are good people, but will run over you in businessI can say all 4 have these traits in common, and even though today they have great, more balanced lives, they all gave up a lot to get where they are today,,

If I were in your shoes right now I would:1.  

There aren't any old timers out there that haven't stepping in a pile of s*#t now and then and had to learn how to clean off their shoe.  

Mike, once again, judging is easy but until you walk in those Black man's shoes, your judgment is impair.

Not a mistake that I will make again.Moving forward, if I'm in your shoes, I'm firing the PM and not thinking twice about it.

Also fell for the "you can do this on a shoe-string budget".

I take my shoes off when entering my home.

The properties are both 50% vacant, but he needs help with all the admin work related to getting the remaining spaces ready for his new tenants (Starbucks, a shoe company). 

I sometimes do remodeling jobs for higher end residential clients, so all the sudden I am the contractor - and walking in the shoes of a contractor definitley changed my perception.Interviewing contractors is a skill just like interviewing tenants - with time you get good at it and you will develop a nose for the good and not so good ones.

No way in hell would I roll that much money for that little profit, I can make $35K on a $70K deal some times, with those big numbers, there was not much room for error. pretty risky if you ask me. and to those calculating percentages, I have yet to see anyone buy dinner or a new pair of shoes with percentages, it takes dollars period.