I have been absorbing as much about REI as I can in the last couple of months, most recently burning through Brandon's book "The Book on Rental Property Investing" in a day.We own a SFH in Dunedin and were considering upgrading to a larger home when we made the decision that we want to remain in our current home so we can start REI. 

We’ll definitely burn the podcasts into the ground, but you will need to hone in on your niche and focus on where you will have a competitive edge in finding and finishing deals.

Will you eventually get burned?

All of the time and energy it took to buy the first deal should make the others easier. 

I don’t want to burn through my savings with this rehab.

Love your transparency and energy too.

Every time an apartment comes up for sale about 10 cash buyer come flying in with tight timelines trying to burn some 1031 cash.

I did text his new landlord and gave him a heads-up on what I'm dealing with now so he doesn't run into the same issues (my attorney said it isn't slander if I stick to the facts).Am I just wasting my time and energy then? 

@Mark Burns you're very welcome.

They have a big unsightly half burnt half not burn pile out back which is against the town ordinance.