Kind of the mentality of the war torn countries like Angola/DR Congo - where leadership thinks "get them conflicts going and get them blood diamonds making us rich".

It's pretty cool finding these "diamonds" in the rough...There are two main paths to profit that I follow.  

You can find some diamonds in the rough don't get me wrong but if you aren't experienced enough to see red flags in the property/ transaction they can be costly. 4.

They think they found a diamond in the rough that's been sitting for 300 days when every other experienced investor passed on the deal.

I invest locally and invest out of state, and the main issue for most is the shiny diamond syndrome providing you the reasons why investing (insert area here) is the best place. 

Of course I can think of Dawn Anastasi and Chris Clothier with a few more but they run a business uncovering the diamond properties looking through many duds.

Is it worth getting Bob Diamond's course on 'Tax Overages'?

(e-commerce company that was looking into bankruptcy last year, mastermind businesses, putting on broadway type musicals, including one about Neil Diamond) Their website is fairly opaque as to how they generate their profits in order to pay note investors the very high yields they offer, 14-23%.

We’re not a hotbed of oil, diamonds or even lithium.

Ability to create/find opportunities (off market deals, finding that diamond in the rough, exploring avenues where the rest of the crowd may be a few steps behind, having network of professionals who trust you and want to deal with you -- i.e. probate attorneys, CPA's, REO listing agents, wholesalers, etc.).  4.)