Kentucky is doing something strange and kind of beautiful right now: we’re stepping off one train (coal) while a whole fleet of new ones—manufacturing, reshoring, logistics, data—are pulling into the station.Two headlines tell that whole story in miniature.Coal: from #1 producer to #7, but still powering the gridKentucky’s coal production fell 14% last year, dropping to 24.3 million tons.

They focus on the value-add component because that's the sexy part of the story.

It doesn’t sound sexy or fun to track these things but it sure is fun watching the improvement/growth.

It isn't as sexy as they thought it would be when dealing with other people's problems.

I’ve been working in lead generation and data research for the real estate space for about 10 years, and I’m curious to learn from investors here —What kind of property data or insights do you find most helpful before deciding to go after a deal?

With time, anything bought correctly will likely prove out - but HOAs and metropolitan entities have a way of making intvestments less and less sexy.

The third thing I will mention is that prices are still relatively high in most areas, and interest rates are still kind of stuck.

"It works" sure it could, as you are blasting tens of thousands of texts a month.Its like fishing for TunaIt is like nuking the Atlantic and then checking if there are any dead tuna floating among all the fish and sexy topless mermaids and mermen (for those of you that are into that weird poop).

C market and below sfr flips may look sexy on paper when you look at market rent and lower costs and turnkey etc etc, but they introduce many pitfalls, particularly in KCMO C class proper, where troublesome tenants can acquire city funded attorneys to drag out evictions.

For those investing in real estate notes — what’s your focus lately?
Residential? Commercial? Performing or non-performing?
I’m building a stronger network of note professionals and would love to understand where mo...