Not only is he accumulating properties like mad but now he is adding flips as well. 

Schools are a big driver of home values.Also, the hedge funds are slowing down some, they were probably keeping the prices propped up in areas that are mostly rental.

Tenants are always mad about how much of their SD they get back and are much more likely to file a claim with the commission.

Start as you are thinking save like mad as much as you can for when you can move in, Granny just gave you $200K.

When they leave the store they are supposed to take them in order from time.What happens in the real world is the tippers who tip 4 to 5 bucks get it first in 20 minutes as the driver wants them to keep ordering.The driver delivers to the person who tips 1 to 2 bucks last because they are cheap and the driver hopes with a luke warm pizza they won't order as much or go away all together.I know this because I was int he restaurant business for over 10 years.If you are cheap or try strategies that burn bridges it will catch up to you and cost you way more in the long run.If you are doing a one off deal where you buy and house to live in for 5 to 10 years then it is not as much to worry about.If you are buying properties in an area as an investor you want to develop a good rep.You will drive a great price when you buy but there is a nice way to do it and another way that will get you remembered in a bad way for a long time.Hope it helps from years of experience in the business.

When you add in the fact that there are 22.5M 18-34 year olds living at home with their parents, and the fact that the median price of both homes and condos (in the US) are north of $200k meaning that buyers looking for conventional financing have to come up with $40k just for the down payment, apartments have powerful demographic and financial drivers behind them.

It cost me some partners (not mad at each other...just different motives).

There was an uptick in market activity for August (per HAR), and maybe that was the main driver behind it, families wanting to be settled for the school year.  

Usually they are people who don't invest in real estate themselves but are in a position to know something about an area or houses for sale in an area (such as a school bus driver). 

I work as an Uber driver so it might be something I can incorporate!