I'm making this post today to take in any tips and tricks or general knowledge (the good, the bad, and the ugly) pertaining to purchasing and living in an owner occupied rental property.

Here is why you shouldn't do it before getting a property:  You've just tricked your brain into thinking you've accomplished a first step toward your investment goals when you've really done nothing.  

New Construction has its own bag of tricks and issues.

To be honest as far as one can tell 2000 miles away, the operation reeks of systematic bait and switch marketing with bonus hidden side show tricks. 

Im mailing to absentee owners , most absentee owners would LOVE to have someone taking care of their lawn for free. im counting on people to call/text me asking for the guy's details even if they're not looking to sale. once i get them communicating ,even if they're not looking to sale(which the picture will be way clearer over the phone), ill get the chance to connect with them.a little trick i picked up from a Dale Carnegie book 

High risk, low return = poor investment.No investor would ever hold onto a paid off income property at retirement if they truly understood money, finances and investing.They have unfortunately lost site of the value of money and are tricking themselves into believing they are smart investors.

Any tips and tricks on how to get around this curve will be useful....

Employees for sure, the trick is finding the skilled ones.

In other words, we are not trying to trick consumers into thinking we are realtors...we are just matching them with licensed realtors. 

What’s the trick?