The enlighten strategy is to make sure that the the poor have enough not to revolt and redistribute wealth themselves (Russian Revolution, French Revolution, etc.)  

Just seeing the numbers can be enlightening    Before/after photos for the value add also could be educational.Regardless I recommend all newbies to start in the home market or at least a market they know like their home market.  

Great thread, I really hope it enlightens some newbies.The gurus have always been around selling the dream & suspect always will, using varying mediums to harvest more $.1 thing...i think people are also getting "training" from BP et al about strategies that really aren't that relevant anymore due to suppressed % rates & inflation.I believe the older ways will be prevalent again; hard work finding "deals", conservative underwriting, more cash into deals, quality value add, prime locations & strategies that have typically surrounded REI.I believe some future looking investing will be senior care, value add, some industrial & some MF.Buffalo looks promising, although some of the industrial investments (micron etc) will take some time.

Can I also get some enlightenment on this topic as well?

This is the kind of content that makes these forumns trully unique and although I am not in the laundry biz, I see paralells to all aspects of negotiating and generally "getting deals done" regardless of the asset being traded.Thank you again, I especially thought the "being a good buyer" section was enlightening and something I know I need to coach my buyers more on up front.  

It has not filed for bankruptcy.The creditors meetings haven’t been particularly enlightening for creditors wanting to know where their money went.At the first meeting May 26, Van Gundy told those listening roughly a hundred times that she didn’t remember, recall or know the answer when questioned.That meeting, also conducted by telephone, was cut short after Wilkins said Van Gundy had suffered two seizures during the proceeding.The meeting was reset to June 23 but it also ended early because she had a seizure, her lawyer said.

For those interested in learning more about why it is so hard for most people to conceive of the incredible pace and march of progress in almost every conceivable area of human life that we can measure for, I encourage you to check out Factfulness and Enlightenment Now.Obviously, not everyone is benefitting proportionately, or at all, from the march of "progress" as we define it in Western Civilization.

Maybe I just need a little enlightening?

However, he can certainly help enlighten you on the area, the ins and outs of investing, and where you are most likely to succeed, regardless of whether you buy Turnkey or not.  

Care to enlighten me?