@Skye Anderson... yes, I taught and recorded a class in March where I went through the "Impact of Property Management Fees on Your Rental Portfolio" where I showed a number of things including how long it takes for you to make as much cash flow from the property as your property manager does (which... if I recall correctly was almost year 30 for properties in my market) and the total cost that a property manager has on your portfolio when you consider that they are siphoning off money you could be using to buy your next properties sooner.Here are a couple charts from the presentation.There are like 30 charts in total but the difference in terms of net worth is startling.

Her son also startled me when I did the walkthrough because he appeared out of nowhere.

I think the more the experienced among us can highlight the risks associated to these types of deals to the new investor to help them learn.I might add though that anyone startling out with no money has a bigger problem than doing no money down deals.

That may be why so many people feel empowered or freed by Rich Dad Poor Dad and its simple but startling message.

“The numbers are particularly startling given record-low interest rates and Illinois’ political environment, currently controlled by public employee unions poised to continue increasing government spending and borrowing,” the article states.

What especially startled me was the comment by Ronin M about getting laughed out of court using generic leases.

The author documents how startlingly difficult it was in WWI and WWII to get conscripts to willingly shoot straight at the enemy, the process it took to dehumanize the bad guy enough to get a new soldier to reliably take a straight shot down a rifle barrel at him.

But there are consequences for them that you will not like.It never stops startling me how few of the people that think about going into REI have a good tight grip on their own personal finances.

A startling number of American households are currently not paying their mortgages.

You see I went outside and lit up a bowl, and he startled me so I jumped behind his truck" I said, "Well I appreciate your honesty but you can't do that either" SMH.