Real estate professionals also need to be wary of providing too much support to third parties, which may become competitors, or end up holding that content captive.3.

Or they'll have what we call a "captive QI" meaning that the title company itself owns a national QI firm and the title company employees have to refer to that QI only as a marketing policy (any title company will always work with an independent QI it's just a matter of marketing dollars why they have to refer in house).

You have a captive audience.

The floor to ceiling windows bring in a captivating natural daylight that drapes through the kitchen and family room.

If no then this is a ticking time bomb that will shrink your gain quickly once the cap ex and rehab costs start accumulating not to mention the already low return on captive equity.  

Really captivating.

That's what 1031 was made for - to sell and take captive equity and redeploy into other assets offering better returns - And without paying taxes on the profits! 

After discussing with a recent grad that began investing in real estate, I was captivated.

Most of the REI meets are exactly that, sponsored to muster up a captive audience that the organizers can sell to. 

(Not the most captivating page-turner I assure you.