Additionally, face to face meetings trump all other forms of communication.

Of course in our bizz nothing trumps experience.. myself I never attended collage.

And cites the recent Trump case where monies were paid and lenders had no issue, as setting a precedence to make this such thing a 'slam-dunk" for conspiracy to commit fraud. 

TIME TO DO SOME MUCH REQUIRED DUE DILIGENCE (as ex-R.E. mogul/President Donald Trump always said).

Hey even the cashier at Mc Donalds needs training, :) Good luck 

3) Once Trump starts running the presidency from prison and there is nobody minding the store in the White House, if my buyers are caught partying in the Lincoln Bedroom, will they   3.a) Be arrested and charged with burglary?   

I don't know, maybe, but in the grand scheme of things I'm concerned about a quality repair at a reasonable price (practicality trumping for an out-of-state investor like me).  

Work hard, take accountability, accept coaching, do the best job job you can regardless of whose watching, invest in yourself with knowledge and self worth, spend less than you make, stay out of bad debt, keep your hands with calluses, give cheerfully both time and money, count your blessing being born in America, be the person who will take the risk and don’t be ashamed whether you strike out  or most definitely hit a home run.many more principles but values trump degrees any day of week 

The point to my comment is that when comparing equally a quality trainer and a quality forum IMHO the trainer will trump the forum.The knowledge base of the forum is so vast that without specific direction from a quality trainer an investor will be a little lost and may take the wrong direction to accomplish their personal goals.

I tell my grandkids all the time: hard work and vision trumps everything else.