What started as a 2 month job on the road turned into buying my first home (an amazing little cottage in the M Streets) and now hopefully starting my REI career.One of my first jobs as a kid was being a handyman for my friend's father.

Both my father and I have followed Jimmy for more than 20 years.

I will use my father as the example.

Here is a story of what actually happened that may give you some insight as to the value of a partnership.My father, an old time real estate investment and development pro, joined a partnership with two other old time real estate investors and developers and an extremely successful salesman.

This was taught to me by someone in the rental investment all their lives and are the same age as my father.

Yes, I have and my father does.

Another thing is that my step father owns a reo company, where we fix up bank owned homes.

So was my father.

I can look back now and realize the suggestions my grandfather and father gave me were much wiser than many of my decisions of trying to re-invent the wheel.

I'm very certain I've had more students or given instructions to more people than any private music teacher, I know that as my father was a music teacher when I was a kid.I think you just said those who have a gift for teaching others can do so much better with experience in the subject, that's what I was saying as well.Perhaps the flu has you down, get better, but what I said was not directed at you or anyone particularly, no need to be defensive, I left the door open by mentioning the subject matter to be taught.