If you were a guest on the show, it would be cool to get your thoughts contrasting where you were then versus where you are now in your investing career!

My industry had high-turnover of employees but MOST of my people - from people earning 6-figures, to the kid making $14 an hour...most of them stuck with me.

I'm thinking that Airbnb would have to earn me quite a lot more than just renting to a family, otherwise from a $ point of view, why pay capital gains.

Remember you don't get taxed on the draw, you get taxed when you earned.  

The cash flow in the smokies is great (I went from 0-100 doors in 5 years through investing in STR’s in the smokies at the beginning of my investing career), but don’t invest there expecting it to be like the Rockies.

It’s extremely hard to have a full time career and beat the market on the side.  

If you earn a very low amount we give you $20,$30,$40,000 worth of free housing.

In your career you will run into the most oddest situations - they don't tend to be worth it most of the time.

Even the pros who have been flipping houses for several years lose a lot of money on some of their flips.Start with something like a 4-plex where the profit you earn is almost exponential when you increase the rents.

It is always wise to follow up on those referrals.Before I got into real estate investing, I had another life and I was somewhat successful in a career where I made lifelong friends, and I have a rather large extended family that has some ambition.