Thank you mr Logan , it’s incredible & funny thing I saw how great it was to be prior too cowboys moving their practice field out this way & Toyota building corporate office here.. and I still sold my first properties , when I’d intended on keeping and leasing .. kicking myself as I type

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(My wife and I do come up once a month to help out at Camp Geiger at the protestant services both out in the field and at the small white chapel on base)

So schools are not as big of an issue, I have leads in my field (CNC Machining) for employment.

Here is a list of lender who specialize in this field:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/2810/50272-lis...The bottom line is this: Solo 401k is powerful investment vehicle but you misunderstanding the use of it.

@Eric Adobo and it’s based on years in the field for pay.

The residential note field is a field filled with regulatory land mines, attorneys looking for class action lawsuits, and deadbeat borrowers spending 2-4 years living for free while simultaneously destroying the house.  

Additionally, I am looking to transition my career into something more RE oriented, as I am currently a project manager in a media company, and have been in Managerial/HR positions for the past 8+ years in non-RE fields.

If you are in the commercial RE field I feel you should absolutely take the classes.

Step 1: Get a job earning X amount of moneyStep 2: Get a second PT job earning Y amount of moneyStep 3: Get a third PT job earning Z amount of money (preferably this should be in the real estate field in some manner)Step 4: Wake up earlier daily, grind as many hours as you can, go to bed, repeat...