Not everyone gets the opportunity to own a home or an investment property and even fewer get the chance to remodel or improve it in their image.

Scandinavia is very small compared with most industrialized nations, so it's not surprising that they have fewer technological innovations.

More doors but fewer "financed properties."

**** This is a DANGEROUS piece of advice, especially for new investors who do not yet know the transaction process and have zero exposure to their states real estate contracts. 

Bigger banks may make you jump through more hoops, local lenders likely loan less money and doing fewer and smaller transactions and may have fewer requirements.

Having lived here all my life, I'd say that in Kansas City the biggest weather-related danger is probably hail.

If you're a small Mom and Pop landlord in a rougher area you can get away with renting to restricted breeds...because someone has to.Our property management company forbids dangerous breeds which include Dobermans, Pitbulls, Rotweilers off the top of my head.

Reasonable fear of dangerous breeds?

Real estate investment is  stinky, dangerous, frustrating and a scary thing to do. 

I think it's time to stop flipping, it's too dangerous now because margins are slimmer and worse, you might get stuck at a market peak.