I explained my excitement to my wife and told her it was a "roadmap", blah, blah, blah.  

They went in full time.I would not contest the fact that yes, BP has great, if not the same amount of content, but to find it all in one place along with systems, a roadmap, and a support community (all the other students that have joined), that is what you are paying for.Like Lumi said, it really depends on your goals and how fast/hard you want to go.If you want to go all-in like I did, FB is a good choice. 

It is not enough to see opportunity as you drive around, and hope someone hands you the road map to wealth.  

It was a great start for a newbie like me.The article lays out a road map that, if followed diligently, should lead to success.

So here's the conundrum for a novice - being the type A personality I am and wanting to learn (and, honestly, control) as much as I can about this "deal" my first instinct is not to "bug" local investors about it because (a) I want to add value to what I can present, (b) I want to know as much as I can before I put this before someone, (c) I want to control this in some fashion before putting it before someone since i'd be doing a lot of up front with the seller and learning as much as I can about the property, (d) I don't want to waste an investor's time because I don't want that reputation to follow me as I evolve with this business.But it's like I can't get the outline or roadmap on how to start (with the land, for instance) without going to someone who's been there, done that and effectively negating points a to d.If YOU were pursuing this based on what I outlined, what would be the FIRST thing you'd do?

To many familiar with the history of Rule 506(b) that sounded a lot like general solicitation and advertising, but the SEC concluded that it was not.With the two no-action letters, the SEC effectively launched the Crowdfunding industry even before the JOBS Act officially came into effect.More broadly, with the two no-action letters in hand, portals may feel they have a clear road map to legal Rule 506(b) offerings, while they remain hesitant about Rule 506(c) pending more advice from the SEC.

So I have started down the path of figuring out my roadmap to financial independence and trying to figure out how real estate fits into this equation.

I am new to RE investing and want to gain more knowledge to develop my roadmap for investing. 

I've been wanting to get into real estate investing, but need to find a roadmap so BP has been a revelation.  

Then I added an execution road map.