I just wish this racket didn't exist, but the sexyness of real estate draws dreamers and they are fools with their money.

Experiencing these first hand in your own home provides greater flexibility while you figure this whole racket out.Thirty years ago, I was fascinated by real estate opportunities in an emerging market (Brooklyn) and spent lots of time looking at cool warehouse space in places that are now 30-50 X the price. 

Quite a racket. ;-)But, where mentors/coaches/teachers should shine, is directing individuals on the path they choose, in the market they choose, providing the fundamentals, through marketing, acquisition, ownership, asset protection, taxes and goal planning.

I feel like I hired the Belarusian's extended family members as plumbers when we first moved here-they took our tennis rackets, my husband's weight plates, all manner of exercise equipment. 

Hi BP, I'm a CPA, Berkeley graduate, aspiring entrepreneur, professional poker player, badminton athlete, crypto-currency enthusiast -- now interested in investing in real estate! 

What a racket.  

If a toilet runs at full pressure, the tenant is going to call you sooner than later from the sheer racket it's making.If you are purely looking for leaks, you will spend significant sums of money to save yourself very little money in the long run. 

It's the same racket alarm companies do.  

The other tenants are entitled to quiet enjoyment of their residence and may get the police involved to stop the racket they're creating.

Squirrels moved into the walls and roof one winter and talk about a racket!