I amy be a bit biased, but after working with investors form all over the globe, the one thing I have learned is that the venture is largely hinged on the front end of the transaction that  utilizing a reliable higher local provider with sophisticated operations and systems not just plans of how they will help you acquire, repair and pas you along to a magnet company.

I vote Chesterton...but I'm bias.

Great financial planning really is based on knowing the people and their goals, and having no bias from the advice giver.From the sound of the post you are looking to not touch any assets/equity, yet continue to expand?

I then decided to pursue my dream of being a pilot and now I'm biased out of Panama flying a 737.

Of course everything I say is going to sound biased, but it's good to find an agent early in the process as a buyer.

I'm going to say that it depends what your goals are in seeking education.Cruising these forums, you'll see stories where people lost money because of what didn't know or didn't know to watch out for.At the same time, you'll find a pervasive and powerful bias against paid education.You'll want to decide for yourself which is the greatest expense: losing money on a deal (may or may not be deductible) or paying for education to help prevent losing money on your deals (deductible as a professional development expense).

Believe me, it's expensive.One of the phenomenons I've learned the hard way is what called getting "home-boyed" which refers to a local judge giving incredible preference and bias and ruling in favor of a local attorney vs the out-of-town carpetbagger attorney.

This case should be removed from that area and placed in a neutral area where each side has a non-bias going on.There are two forces at play.

As others have indicated, there is a cornucopia of information and experience roaming these virtual halls.While most of the information has universal application, be aware that in areas of finance, regulation, and taxation much of what you find here will have a strong U.S.A. bias and, in many instances, things are done differently here in Canada.  

However I am biased as I love CA.