And it wouldn't hurt for someome else to play the bad cop role. 

Pay the expert, don't play the expert.

They hate it when you do that....dropped 125 points in 30 days.....What a scam it is, but if you know how to play the game and don't care, you can do well....

I always ask myself why would I want to deal with someone who knowingly breaks law, my concern would be if they get to pick and choose which law they follow, how do I know they would act legally or ethically dealing with me, I mean they get to pick and choose, aren't I having to deal with someone who may not play the game by the rules? 

If they have a few bucks and want to play the game its their money their credit,, what do you bring to the table that an investor would see as value..

Many ways to play the REI game.

I’m done trying to play the exact future timing game, and am more focused on how much risk is built up in the system.

I can't give any advice here because you have to play the situation by ear and use your gut.  

The truth is if you are 30 years old and want to play the violin you can learn, but it will never be to Ben's standards. 

We don't play the guessing game of market level property appreciation, but rather we invest in properties that we can create forced appreciation through value-add business plans and we actually underwrite cap rate expansion throughout the investment period to remain conservative.