The emphasis on cashflow in recent memory  (thanks r kiyosaki) is important for risk mitigation early in your investments, then important for "passive" income later.

I have a business college degree that had an emphasis in real estate.  

It is important to emphasis the following:The cost of hiring a brokerMonthly holding costs including property taxes, insurance, and utilitiesOpportunity costs of not receiving rental income if applicableRepair costs including material, labor, and project management feesThe qualitative costs of having to deal with all of the above

With the emphasis on REI and the issues with HOAs, you appear to be on the other side of the fence :grin:  If that path is of interest, don't let other dissuade you.

I got a college education in business with emphasis on real estate.  

I put more emphasis on past history.

I believe these two changes alone will make the biggest difference in our ability to grow because it will allow me to place more emphasis on finding deals and networking for partners/lenders.I am hoping any bigger rehabbers can chime in with what they have done to bring their business to the next level.

As such, we are interested in long term buy and hold real estate investing with a specific emphasis on a cash flow revenue stream.

(emphasis added)During the underwriting process by the "seasoned" RealtyShares team, how were such common items missed?

This is mainly where I want to expand my knowledge these days, with an emphasis on real estate law in foreclosure proceedings and the intricacies per state.