Nick,While I'm brand new to REI, I'd love to sit down and grab coffee to pick your brain a bit as I'm from DM-Iowa City.

Will send you a pm to pick your brain a little if you don't mind.

You don't need to tell them that the pink window frames might not actually impact the monthly cash flow situation either way, they again already know to file that pinkness thing right next to "quarterly sensitivity training requirement" - in the "completely irrelevant to reality" category in their brains. 

I would definitely get close to the top earner in the office and try to pick their brains and always see how you can fit yourself into a deal.

I'm sure you're very busy, but if you're in the DFW area I would really appreciate the opportunity to get coffee or a quick lunch sometime so I could pick your brain.

Maybe we could meet up, pick each others brain & hopefully help each other out to become successful at this real estate game.  

(In progress): Flood my brain with real estate investing knowledge, stash money for down payment, and build my team (so far I have a breacher, heavy gunner, and demolition expert).

A light went off somewhere in my brain ( I do not remember the exact location) but a seed was planted.

I have been racking my brain, and spinning my wheels with this hard money lender.

Feel free to join our local landlord meetup next month and pick our brains with your questions.