I've noticed that the best landlords and the best founders play the same game.

Quote from @Daniel Bullock: Im new to the RE game, so this might be a basic question - what’s the usual timeframe private investors expect to get their money back?

Absolutely, Steve private money has become a real game changer, especially in today’s market where speed and flexibility can make or break a deal.

heheI miss the Midwest's "simple" mentality of my common folks.Even tho, as you mentioned the weather can get brutal.It's always a tough gig to do deals from afar unless buying turnkey.Even then, turnkey is not worth it unless the portfolio is big.As soon as you can, move to the market you want to invest in and with time you might become "institutionalized" to it just like I did with Toledo hahaI put Ohio Cashflow on the back burner 3 years ago as I got burnt out on working with investors lolWe only sell from time to time to our existing book of business and if I like the specific investor hahaI list most deals on the MLS and once sold, I clean my hands.No need to babysit the never satisfied and disgruntled landlords expecting retirement from 1 turnkey property...Unfortunately, it is what it is and I ate $#@% for many years before I said enough is enough heheOz Realty has been the bread and butter for us and our main focus since we shifted focus.Crazy that I'm even typing this as I hated PM for many years and considered it just as the "necessary evil" in order to offer a turnkey product.Now, if I could turn back time, I'd never do turnkey and would only do PM hehe.Everything happens for a reason mate.Granted, it took 7+ years to create a lean and efficient PM machine heheI'm in Toledo every month for 7-10 days so feel free to hit me up whenever you are in town.All the best mate 🙏 @Engelo Rumora , haha, a new book would be valid for sure, as things do change fast in this world, looking forward to it. 

Now we can see small scratches and stickers on vehicles.Our NVR or recording machine has also gotten better.

If you want wholesaling, pick one zip, build a real cash buyers list first, then hunt only what they want; pull distressed leads, call daily, make 10 solid offers a week, and follow up like a machine.

In my personal home I have to buy used machines because I have maybe 26" of depth to work with, and there are very few new machines that are suitable. 

I’d rather replace a $500 machine every few years than deal with leaks or bad installs from tenants trying to hook up their own.Plus, you can usually bump rent by $50–$75/month with in-unit laundry, which pays it off pretty quick.

If you're a broker, it's easy enough to download the data from the MLS (I do single family, multi family, land and rentals) onto your local machine.

The goal isn't just pulling lists; it's cleaning and qualifying them manually.We specialize in taking those initial lists—whether from Propstream, Deal Machine, or county records—and fixing the 30% that automated skip tracing fails on (LLCs, Trusts, out-of-state owners).