Does anyone have suggestions on best practices so that it is a win/win?

Basically, if you are committed to this investment thing, you will need to make some uncomfortable/hard choices to eliminate the credit card debt and lower your monthly debt.Once that goal is complete, you can begin practicing habits to live below your means and start building up your savings. 

I practiced analyzing a deal with my friend the other day and the ROI I got back seemed really high lol.

It is always best practice to keep business and personal seperate.

Practical risk adverse grounded.4.

Until people come along and tell 36,504 registered members where to get the info practically free, and with feedback included!

Networking is always a great practice and you never know who you might meet there and what good information they have to share.

None of the above works unless you take action and put it into practice.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

FYI there are also products to remove stains to where you place it, leave it, and practically peel it off like school glue once it's ready to be removed.