In early 2013, Lam’s body was discovered in a water tower on the hotel’s roof.

He knocked on the door of one home (keep in mind, she is an owner) and discovered the following:Front exterior door was broken, leaning against the opening with a blanket hanging over the opening to close it in.When he peeked around the blanket, he saw the room to the right filed to the ceiling with full bags of garbage.He noted a possum in the home with garbage hanging out it's mouthHe noted a trail off to the left between the bags leading to the back room, trail was about 15" wideHe followed her car into the park and knew she was home but she would not come to the door.She leaves for work every morning and is home by 5She drives a new (2021) carShe is the owner if this home, not me. 

Hello all, I recently discovered real estate investing and so all of this is very novel to me.

Again, other might feel differently here.b) Skin in the game: as a conservative investor, I understand that the dirty secret of industries that the waterfall compensation is in the line with me and incentivizes sponsors to take more risk.

You can also pretend to be a renter and do some secret shopping.

Once we discovered the second dog she sent us an ESA letter for him within the day.

The secret diamond in the rough.

Here are my favorite books:Multifamily Millions by Dave LindahlThe ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroyThe Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve BergesCommercial Real Estate Investing by Dolf De RoosTrump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received by Donald TrumpTax Free Wealth by Tom WheelwrightCommercial Real Estate 101: How Small Investors Can Get Started and Make It Big by David LindahlRaising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People’s Money by Matt FairclothThe Definitive Guide to Apartment Marketing by Josh GrilloInvesting in Apartment Building by Matthew MartinezCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian H MurrayThe 7 Secrets to Successful Apartment Leasing by Eric Cumley2 Years to a Million in Real Estate by Matthew MartinezBurn Zones: Playing Life’s Bad Hands by Jorge NewberyCommercial Mortgages 101: Everything You Need to Know to Create a Winning Loan Request by Michael ReinhardIt’s a Whole New Business!

Hey BP, I've discovered a deal in NY and looking to work with a hard money lender in Syracuse- anybody have any experience working with a lender in this area?

@Phillip Gilchrease that makes perfect sense...Really the secret is staying with whatever it is you start.