The more challenging part is learning to manage investments well, as my book makes real clear.

Your book makes a strong argument for the benefits of this form of passive investing.In reading through the comments, there seems to be quite a bit of polarity in those who invest in syndications and those who do not, I’m sure for legitimate personal or logical reasons.

Even one 4-star review can significantly impact your score when you're just starting out.Keep in mind...pricing & photos are the two most important things to guests as they book - make sure you have them right from the start.

Now, don't get me wrong Minneapolis has other stupidity going on right now that in my book makes it dumb to play in right now.

Like any platform they have advantages and disadvantages.Advantages:1) transparency: they publish the full results of their loan book, making them only the third side in the industry to do this. 2) underwriting: they have a 1.8% uncured default rate, which is good and is much lower than some of the other competing platforms and hard money loan alternatives (although not all).

I picked Cincy because I thought it would be easier.Re: traveling - David Greene's Long Distance Investing book makes an argument that I shouldn't need to.

Here are some simpler tips to make your process smoother and less stressful:Make a Rule Book: Make sure you screen everyone the same way.

When your leveraging.. anything above $200/M is pretty great in my book. Make

3)      I like the book “Make It Right” by Mike Holmes and think anyone aspiring to do reno projects would benefit from reading it.

The book makes you think outside of what Society has taught us.