I used to be super active in a poker forum (Full Tilt) before “Black Friday” (if you don’t know what that is and wanna learn more DM me lol)Cheers!

I don’t think anyone mentioned it here but in NC your DD$ is like your Ante in a poker game, you do NOT get it back!

There’s also a dedicated TV in every room with a Poker channel on, etc.

Many solid and popular books about rental property investing have already been recommended here, so I'll suggest some less obvious reads...Liar's Poker (Michael Lewis) for pure entertainment and a primer on how Wall Street supports liquidity in the housing market.Home (Witold Rybczynski) to appreciate the many different ways people want to live inside their homes.What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow (Frank Gallinelli) to understand when and how to deploy key financial metrics to make better decisions.Handyman In-Your-Pocket (Richard Young & Thomas Glover) to be your own handyman and/or check up on contractors and subs you hire to work on your rentals.Have fun and don't forget that you'll learn more by doing your first actual deal than you will from all the books in the world.

It is poker, not chess. 

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His scenario is happening in Macau.Perfect time to raze Circus Circus and Tropicana.I will now make the official announcement the World Series of Poker  aint happening this year. 

Here's my list:-Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat by David Greene (RE)-Real Estate Investing Gone Bad by Phil Pustejovsky (RE)-Investing in Real Estate by Gary Eldred (RE)-Quit Like a Millionaire by Kristy Shen (FI)-Playing with FIRE by Scott Rieckens (FI)-I Will Teach You to be Rich by Ramit Sethi (FI)-The One Thing by Gary Keller (Inspiration)-Am I Being Too Subtle by Sam Zell (Bio)-Shoe Dog by Phil Knight (Bio)-The Big Short by Michael Lewis (Business)-Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis (Business)

^^^ Her Poker Face will be the ultimate deciding factor about how much of the truth is being revealed after all!!

I agree, don't tell on yourself, you are playing poker, don't show your hand. - don't accept the first proposal, add to it or negotiate downward , ask for last 2-3 jobs for references.Don't label yourself - don't talk about your successes.