The best way to connect and learn is to be in rooms where it's going down.In terms of captial your best bet is to focus on a primary income that cash flow sufficiently, saving as much as you can and doing something real estate related so you can get familiar with the industry.

I bet there were some takeaways looking back. 

Yes, I bet there are too many things to learn in REI and there's always something new to learn even for pros.  

Usually its a safer bet.

This is why so many people earn large sums of money quickly (lottery, sports, entertainment, etc.) and end up broke.Take Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University.

Their solution was for me to take over ownership of not one but five homes from Jeff's portfolio, all of which I had sold him and subsequently leased.Despite my being patently unfinanceable, the bank president placed a bet on me because I knew the homes, I knew the tenants, I knew what I was doing, and I was rabidly hungry.

I doubt you'll make 11% with the S&P, but it is probably still your best bet.

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies who spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

First, he says you make offers with his offer template - but the fact of the matter is that the law is different in every state, and one template will *not* necessarily be legal in any state other than the one he is in, and I wouldn't even bet on that.

12 or 24 Month Bank Statement is probably the best bet.