The prevailing popularized rhetoric is it's just a matter of dollars and cents that define good, bad or great. 

Some of the most followed educators and mentors in this space are using their audiences as deal flow exits.Not all of them. But enough that this needs to be said plainly.Here's the model: build credibility, build a fo...

However, I am still curious if there is any other popular method. 

The popularity comes AFTER the strategy has ran it seems. 

I have one large cabin with a pool table, air hockey, and ping pong.  Not a lot of seating because it's packed with tables!  My interior decorator is revamping my game room and feels like we need to have a living area...

Buffalo has been popular with Canadian investors due to its affordability and close proximity to Ontario.

Plaza DistrictThis vibrant area continues to grow in popularity.

(There is a popular guy on Facebook right now, on a USA tour in fact,  that doesn't teach or worry about that phase, "counting the cost", but to me, it's critical )Then once you know your numbers we have something to look forBecause it's "simple" to buy a house with creative financing, but it's complicated to do it profitablyOnce you sign a lease option to sell, it's a binding contract.So, to be successful you need to know your numbers.Start with how much you are willing to invest up front, consider marketing costs, most properties require some clean up or repairs, add in  holding costs while looking for a buyer, two or three months of expenses and that gives you an idea of how much you'll put into the property up front.Then, with a general idea of that, run the numbers at about 6% interest on the carry back to determine how much that adds to your monthly expense.So, if you can find a property where the seller is willing to do an equity carry back, of say $50,000 (or whatever the excess equity is) at 6% you add that payment to the existing payment to figure out how much you are on the hook for each monthIn a Subject To, (SubTo) that payment has got to be made every month without fail or you face serious problems.

Perplexity has become popular for quick research and pulling together market data.

Areas around Lake Travis, Lago Vista, parts of Jonestown, and Spicewood have become extremely popular with investors because they allow short term rentals while still benefiting from Austin’s tourism economy.