I don't regret joining for a minute. 

The NAR does not affect listing agent but it does affect the listing agent.I don't think massive new FSBO but I predict lot more flat fee buying agent if buying commision is not offered. 

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

We did 200 deals last year and this year we're average a deal per day. 

I believe we can build 12 units per code and each is selling (across the street) for $360k.

This was a lot that was under contract for a purchase price of $500 and all in closing costs, hoa dues, back taxes, affidavit of heirship fees, was about ~$7300 to close and I used my business credit to purchase.Reason I purchased it was because all other "buyers" wanted to purchase at a super low price point where I wouldn't make any money.

Credit Report fee is $56 vs. $200; I don't see a "Closing Protection Letter"  or "Abstract" in all of the quotes).Two varying examples below:

The current average commute time nationally is just 26 minutes whereas it used to be much longer.

As for STR, I am about 20 minutes from the beach and it wouldn't have much attraction IMO as far as marketing it as a vacation or getaway or anything like that, especially because it is only about the size of a studio (its a garage conversion for the bedroom, and then an additional kitchenette area and bathroom behind it).

thanks for posting this, it's amazing - basically took investors money and paid out as dividends to old and existing, just like Bernie Maddoff did, he owned very little unprofitable real estate simply as a fake patina of a business to drive the LPs to invest from pg 3 of indictment"Each investor in the Fund also received a written guarantee from NRIA of an annual return of at least twelve percent per year for a period of five years plus a full return of their investment, or else any shortfall would be paid by NRIA."