It's pretty easy to switch out pieces that do get damaged.If installed improperly(I'm the one that installed it), gaps will start to form.

He is also active on BP promoting his business.

He’s promoting his new Real Estate Success System for $997 which includes in-person summit and his full course. wondering if anyone has bought it and if worth it?

My main goal with the post as always was to promote confidence and offer some insight to those who many not see rates every day.One thing for certain as rates continue to drop there will be larger number of new buyers putting in bids.

While stocks and bonds are great options, 17M people in this country own at least one piece of real estate, often in addition to those other options. 

ThTs my biggest piece of advice.

(Littleton, where OP is buying, is an example of this.)So as long as you work with an agent who knows the laws in and out (ahem, blatant self-promotion), and you buy in an area that currently allows non-owner occupied, you almost certain to be allowed to do so in perpetuity.

My landlord was also making noises like he wanted to raise the rent; I had already started taking on all the repairs myself just to keep him from doing so, but I knew it wasn't a long-term solution.I lucked out and sold a piece of land with no utilities.

Bad tenants are much worse than vacant properties.I wrote a piece a while back with some other tips you might find helpful too: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2015-05-25-5-dominate-pro...

My biggest piece of advice is to learn from the experiences of others.