This isn't a story about the little guy getting lucky. It's about what real due diligence actually looks like — and why the investor willing to get their shoes dirty consistently outperforms the one waiting for the deck to be perfect. A $2 billion fund and a $200K investor are doing the same underwriting on a multifamily deal. Same rent roll. Same T12. Same cap rate math. One of them has a team of 12 analysts, two law firms, and a committee that meets on Thursdays. The other closes in three w...