But that's only because I got a taste of the power of becoming an entrepreneur.

Hopefully, BP Nation will get a taste of some profit via donation.

welcome. my advice is find a rehabber that has experience or you could partner with for a few deals until you gain more experience while keeping you out of major trouble. here is an old post that may be of interest to youhttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/72801Keep this in mind. you are rehabbing it to make money not for your taste or style which is probably why you and most people go over budget.

SD is too nutso for my tastes :).

Catering to individual tastes seems like a lot of work for very little return.

His first taste in real estate was in land development where he was finding locations for pizza hut for the guy he owned the franchise rights for most counties in New Jersey and I believe it was after that he got into Brandywine and moved up to Senior VP.

My father owns a rental in Hyde Park (too expensive for my taste, I want fixer-uppers lol) and I'd LOVE for him to sell it to fund a Masters!

The PM's email is too rambling for my taste. 

Additionally I have seen some colleagues years ago (before I started helping others) lose a lot of money by making some counter-intuitive mistakes and then have a very bad taste in their mouths concerning mobile homes. 

just remember as you get older your expense's will grow.. family etc.as you make more money your taste's will change to,,, or normally they do...