Tired of that 

I have heard people say similar things about the home office deduction, or vehicle expenses - if it's valid, I'll take it every time. 

Yup, tire-kickers can do video tour, that's it.

Thanks for the mention @Wayne BrooksThis is somewhat why I got into the note investing space a few years ago, as I was getting tired of being outbid at the auctions. 

German Shepard's and many other breeds such as Malmutes have a tendency that one barks, they all bark till they get tired and then it stops.Last of all this is a cabin in the woods, the guy has every right to be there, with his dogs, and do whatever he wants while he is on his property.

I just get tired of saying it.

Quote from @Carlos Ptriawan: also since most of the advice in BP is coming from sell side, the return we got is the normal return hence why I am no longer interested.I am interested to gain abnormal return.my exerience- making 80k-100k per flip from 500k home is possible, only in CA- Out of state could be a good appreciation vehicle too- the wealth builder is created when we invest in expensive state only (CA/HI) with at least two properties- invest locally is thousand time better than investing outside because of the potential it creates- househacking and ADU is finance freedom LOLBut i develop a strong very atypical thesis also:- there' nothing passive about real estate investment- investing in syndication is more active than direct ownership- the risk of the unknown of unknown is the biggest issue in any real estate- at the end of the day, the probability of we as landlord is hitting problem with tenant/city is like 100% so be prepared- the difference between different type of real estate investment is the unknown factor and that's always the least discussed- strategy is always different depending on macro climate, if mney is cheap leveraging equity is the best, if money is expensive then buying debt is good option- don't chase best return but chase the most understood risk and capital preservation as a goal- not all RE investment has equal return/risk , syndication in multifamily for example is outsourcing all risk to investor while gp makes the most money lol- direct investment is always always better than indirect investment, except in certain asset class and extremely good sponsor that could find a noticeable return/risk reward.- donot follow the crowd, when everybody else is buying then it's good time to sell, vice versa LOL- if the math doesn't pencil, GTFO lol I do not agree with everything in this post but agree with a lot of it so I thought I would add my view.

I agree, if your time horizon is long enough RE is a fantastic vehicle to build wealth - its all I have been doing since 1991 .. 

Doing a deal like this is not a test the water situation you can just walk away from it when it gets tough, or when you grow tired of it.

I am just so tired of wasting thousands on courses that end up not being for good.