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Bryan Knight Starting a Mobile Home Park
13 October 2022 | 36 replies
@Bryan Knight  in Southern MS you could simply find an existing park.. they are near impossible to get financing on so they all sell owner contract or cash.. you simply need to find the burnt out landlord syndrome. but be aware in MS this is the low point of rents and with it brings your biggest management challenges. now out here on the west coast and in the right locations these can be money no doubt.. but exiting ones
Rob Barry Where did I go wrong? Section 8 Horror Story.
23 August 2020 | 76 replies
The higher income tenants have been my worst tenants in terms of damages, late payments, and the entitlement syndrome, unfortunately. 
Mindy Jensen Can Rental Income Qualify Me for a Self Directed-Solo 401(k)?
15 April 2020 | 19 replies
However, this creates a real shiny object syndrome were a whole lot of people who have no business with a Solo 401(k) become fixated on this one plan option and focus on "how do I make it happen". 
Michael Warinner I dropped out of college last week.
29 January 2019 | 205 replies
Do not fall for shinny object syndrome- As an agent it can be tempting to invest in the newest lead source or the next big CRM.
Peter Lipschutz VERY IMPORTANT! Read this and let's discuss NPNs!
15 August 2017 | 11 replies
Getting educated and working with more experienced note investors would be a good way to avoid this syndrome
Russell Brazil All Of My Tenants Have Nicer Cars Than Me
4 May 2016 | 134 replies
I have heard it called the shiny object syndrome.  
Madeline J. Ethically investing in poorer urban areas
7 June 2016 | 79 replies
@Suzanne Griffiths  the reality in those neighborhoods is not owner occ losing homes its investors getting tired of a money pit and walking away.. granted some is owner occ but 50% are failed landlord syndrome.
Nick Taylor 40 and started from scratch
3 May 2022 | 7 replies
Saying that you have started other businesses and failed makes me wonder if you get shiny object syndrome and quit before seeing it through to the end.
Lillian Burke Housing for Poor People
26 March 2020 | 36 replies
It's a start to acknowledge I have never walked in the shoes of a homeless person - I wasn't raised by my abusive uncle on the Pine Ridge reservation, I've never been a war vet suffering from PTSD, and I don't understand what its like to have down syndrome or schizophrenia. 
Duane Hundley Conventional Loan Rules for 20% Down
2 July 2016 | 18 replies
If you call me and saying that your adult child has Down Syndrome going to get you that mortgage and that killer deal?