These guy's are a great success story and have built a very successful business in a very short amount of time.If you invest in their courses and take the time to implement what they teach you, it's almost like buying a franchise.I love their attitudes and they way they approach everything with a positive attitude.I know that studying under them has really helped us in setting up our business.

Some where along the line we stopped teaching money in high school.

At this time I'm becoming more involved in teaching people.

These authers are teaching you how to break the law.

I deal in the licensed real estate world and this is what we teach our agents:1.

Of course, regardless of which answer you give (unless you disagree with both your statements), it contradicts your assertion that the 50% rule is a good one for *all* investors...Btw, Mike, I'm not trying to be attacking...I actually really like your style of investing and your perspective on a lot of topics (I've learned a lot by reading your posts)...I just think you're taking a bit too dogmatic approach on this topic, and am actually enjoying the debate

But what do I know, I haven't taken any RE courses, they could teach me much more than I could learn from my RE books and CCIM courses.The Finance degree sounds interesting for understanding how finance works.

What if you decide at some point in the future that you want to hire out the PM role...you should factor in those costs now, just in case. 15A It is all me, and for the things I not sure how to do I have good friends that been in the business for 40 years willing to teach me.

The surrounding homes that are similar in style are worth about 200k on the low end.

Decide for yourself what kind of lifestyle it is you want to lead and what style of investing will serve you the best.