Winning buyers had escalation clauses, waived inspections, and appraisal-gap addenda.

Not sustainably.Agents spend too much energy trying to predict what’s coming next —rates, inventory, buyer sentiment, seasonal shifts.But here’s the truth:The only market you can win in is the one you’re standing in.What worked last year may not work today.What might work six months from now is guesswork at best.You can’t build a business on forecasts and “maybes.”Top agents succeed because they focus on the present:• the buyers who are active now• the sellers who need solutions now• the strategies that work right now• the opportunities in front of them todayReal estate is not about calling the future.It’s about taking action in the present.No need to try and time the market.Start learning how to work WITH it.

Guests staying more than 30 days are likely going to cook at least some of their meals, and nothing ruins a stay faster than opening up the cupboard to discover worn, dingy, and damaged cookware.Best practice: Buy a new, inexpensive yet COMPLETE set of cookware, containing at least a frying pan, a covered skillet and two sauce pans.

Cleveland investment is about to be supercharged. I am very happy to share that Cheryl Wiltshire has won the election for Cleveland Housing Court Judge.  While it may seem like a small election, a roadblock to progres...

Imagine making millions of dollars over the course of your career and then having to pay 30-50% every year to uncle sam instead of compounding that cash over time.
This is exactly what real estate professionals have ...

Tools change, vendors change, new techniques are discovered, etc.Most of our SOPs are not hand off ready.  

That's how I invest nowadays, after I discovered how much I hated being a landlord and dealing with contractors. 

Quote from @Nicholas Cavato: Each deal is a learning lesson even if you win on the deal, or you lose on the deal.

I would love to run it by some of you to see if it makes sense or help me find some blind spots: Master Lease Option (discovered in Brandon Turner's book...) 

I spent many years as an active investor, and discovered I hated being a landlord.