Madoff's crimes were in the billions, so from 1 to 10, we're at a 1.

I usually use google for everything broad and narrow and to what you mentioned as to when and when to not use Bigger Pockets, I'll take that awesome advice because I agree with you and I know I shouldn't ask a billion questions when there's a good chance they've already been answered. 

Some points from the article:- The value of the Austin metro housing market grew by $141 billion, or 126%, in the past decade, according to a new report from Zillow Group Inc.- The base new home price for homes started in 2010 was $211,868, according to data provided by Metrostudy.

.$350,000 Down     $1,950,000Sold                         $5,200,000Payoff Debt            $1,600,000Remaining              $3,600,000Cash Flow               $130,000__________________________$350,000 turned into $3,730,000Today I oversee 7,068 units with a total of $1.5 Billion AUM.Moral of the story......To create wealth you can't just score once, you must be able to repeat it (this is the power of scaling).

On the other hand, you have Warren Buffett (widely regarded as one of the most successful investors of all time and one of the richest people in the world) sitting on $128 billion in cash and saying he'll "never risk getting caught short of cash". 

This might be a billion dollar Calif industry soon. 

They're going to spend billions on a rail system that won't help.When the earthquake hit in 2006, people freaked out and bought up all the bottled water and rice just because the airport was closed for a few days.

Florida already has “a very broad and very deep pre-emption on vacation rentals,” he said.Poole cited one report that found the vacation-rental industry generated $1.2 billion in revenue through rentals to 6.6 million guests in Florida last year.

The sellers thought the place was worth a billion dollars but reality finally kicked in.

The market is hot, there's a billion flipping shows on TV, there's a ton of podcasts, and it draws a lot of people to the industry.