He also happens to be an Associate Pastor at Senator Darrell Jackson's BibleWay Church.  

You can also look for individuals who have lent on other properties in the past, or at REI clubs. 3.)

You should always take care of your family and put them first, which would include paying for their accommodation at such a massive event.I thought this was an interesting example of an investor making a decision based on soft information, rather than hard figures like MSA growth, break even occupancy, # of doors the sponsor has done in the past, or anything else like that. 

Pastor in the local church bought his wife a Lambo.Credit is the fuel (or heroin) for modern economies.

If you go the rental route, I recommend asking any property manager for 5 - 10 past or present clients.

My pastor wanted me to help him find a buyer for his house.

I'm married with two young boys (8 and 11 years old) Currently, I'm a full time pastor of a thriving, contemporary church made up of mostly young folks (college age and below) as well as young families.

I was appreciative that there was no high pressure pitch- It may have been because my husband is a pastor.

I'm a retired Pastor who is now an online entrepreneur, running a couple of different companies from my mountain home office in Colorado.

I used to try to talk him into expanding into a rental empire, but he never found it that interesting, so I'd make plans of my own in "make believe land" :) I've been researching rentals and investing for 20+ years now.I am very interested in getting an income that's somewhat passive of about $90K+/year through small multi-family homes within the next 10 years (if possible) so that I can pursue other interests with my wife related to yoga/wholeness and Christian ministry- we love that stuff and I'm both a pastor and a certified yoga teacher... just to keep things interesting