Your aspirations are commendable, but lofty.

Redfin has been changing their models around a lot lately including they used to rebate the customer 15% of agents commission back at closing and decided to do away with that.

If you are not marketing and doing what is current then you are going out of business you just do not realize it yet.Now again that depends on how big you are and how big your business model is to try and get.

Some love the sport, some are interested in creating a nest egg for their family and others want to build wealth that can last for generations.Who do you aspire to be like are there industry leaders that you are following is there a guru that you want to be like or do you have a mentor that has given you a blueprint.  

Fast-forward 100 more years, and we're starting to realize that even these more complex theories aren't anywhere near complete enough to model the real world.It's not the Newton or Smith were wrong -- nor were Keynes or David Hume -- it's that their theories weren't complete enough to stand up to the complexities of the real world.

That's a pretty "1980's" business model - but especially dangerous with 2013's new investor and borrower protection laws.

I know there are sub2 investment models based on long term buy and hold and that's fine, just not my cup of tea.

I'd like to incorporate wholesaling to my business model.

"Real Estate is always local" (So it's difficult if not impossible to determine national trends and predict the future)I think the most telling portion of the interview is that 1) no one knows what is going to happen...yes there have been sigificant gains in specific markets that are braggable but we don't know if it is sustained or not.2) Shiller was very open to rental- as a business model- is sustainable and growing.

I agree that it's not really the same model as flipping.