Some years the Darwin Awards are hard core.  

Those in that REI group know him, talk to them on the side, be aware they may have an agenda to get you to work with them as well, so take things with a grain of salt.Now, hard core vetting: If he is or has been a Realtor, contact the RE Commission and ask to verify licensing, then ask if he had ever been sanctioned or had any action taken to his license status.

I've been doing the hardcore physical labor for about 20 years now, and honestly, I don't think my back will give me many more. 

Once we got engaged and we were expecting we started to save hardcore for a home and after many hours of watching Income property we decided that doing a  "House Hack"(as its known around here) was the way to go.

@Nhi Nguyen 3-5 Podcasts per day is hardcore.  

The one time I did to a Harley owner but not hard core biker, he was more interested in paying the note on his bike than the rent. 

In that article, I made the following comment:(For the other hard-core finance geeks out there, IRR is most specifically defined as the discount rate that makes an investment’s net present value (NPV) equal to 0.)You may not have understood what that meant before, but now you can.  

Some are hardcore liberals, others are MAGA types. 

My girlfriend is a hardcore type-a personality so she'll be dealing with the timelines and making sure everyone who's involved stays the course correctly.

If you're only getting $1,500/mo out of a quad in Cleveland it's probably in the hardcore ghetto.