Upon purchasing free trials from the 3 credit bureaus website my credit is 50 points higher than what was being shown on creditkarma.com (I encourage everyone who uses that site to also get scores from the actual credit bureaus...

Sure you can learn it by trial and error, but there is a cost to that, too, in time, opportunity cost, and mistakes made.That being said, anyone who mentors is going to expect and deserves to be paid one way or the other. 

Finding the company that works for you can be tricky and it may take a little trial and error to end up with the perfect people to work with.

Had to defend a client's LLC at trial from an aggressive plaintiff's attorney that sought to pierce the LLC's corporate veil and hold the owner personally responsible.

We are sending out 10,000 DM pieces as a trial run in Marion County Indiana.

If you plan on managing properties yourself, it will become a full-time gig as you scale.Figure out what you need -- If you're a DIY kind of guy, you'll need deals, financing (multiple types), realtors, contractors and sub-contractors, appraisers, handymen, etc.Compare the two -- Doing it yourself provides excellent learning but requires a lot of time and trial and error.

Of course the variation in risk per the LTV's puts interest rates in a range btw 5-8 percent.  

You can represent yourself in court, yet trial lawyers have not disappeared.  

Although specific rules vary from state to state, all states have passed variations of the Revised Uniform Partnership Act.The liability of the partners varies from state to state.

I don't prefer the 'trial by fire' method when it comes to investments.