I tried the 350 doors of section 8 deep south stuff that is way too much for me and sold out years ago.. talk about a job holy cow.. :)

. 🏠👍 100% agreed.I've witnessed way to many investors over the years getting caught with their pants down when using too much leverage.The real estate "guru" world is incentivized by selling more properties (Realtors earn commissions on every property sold) and "no money or low money" strategies (Easy way to flog books and seminars), etc...So leverage to the tilt they would say...The best deals are bought quickly and with cash.All good things take time and so does building a strong and sustainable real estate portfolio.Start slow and small and build the foundation of your portfolio with cash.This will minimize losses when vacancies occur and one hopefully won't have to put their hand too deep in their own pocket to cover expenses as they occur (Especially large expenses like mortgage costs).Once a solid foundation has been built and experience gained over a period of time of what the true income vs expenses will be, then look at using leverage.Also, all deals should be analyzed from a "devils advocate" standpoint and don't get too excited about it's initial prospects.If you think it won't happen to, I'm here to tell you that it will.This is coming from someone that has done hundreds of deals and has seen it all.Always protect the bottom line first and foremost.Much success

If you get a bunch of folks that dont have deep reserves doing these and then the renter stops or worse they wrap the note and now cannot pay the original seller and put the original seller into credit hell.. that's when this is all going to get to the attention of the politicos .. 

I see most housekeepers charge like $400 for a deep clean in my area but certainly this level of filth would cost more?

Just watch what tree you bark up, you could get the wrong dog.The cash balance you hold is great to hear, but how deep are you?

I believe these deer produce close to 100 lbs of meat and that it's  put into a deep freezer and they use that as their food for the rest of the year.

Buyers have a bit more breathing room to negotiate.Sales Activity Upward Tick: Closed listings across the Austin metro area saw a 5.9% increase compared to April 2023, indicating continued housing market activity.What Does This Mean?

My pleasure mate,You can learn the market by immersing yourself in it and by networking/connecting with locals that live and breath it.Nothing worth it is ever easy.Keep the dream alive mate

I threw myself into education so deep that I'm fairly confident that there isn't a book, course, tape set, cd set, made from the time ....How to make friends and influence people,(a book on tape, which is mandatory reading if your serious about this business),  all the way to every guru's advertised course  up until the year 2000.....

For investors, making informed purchasing decisions and gaining a deep understanding of the market is essential though.