If you can be disciplined enough to make time for the assignments the freedom of not going to a regular classroom can help you to get education that you might never have been able to get.I guess the point I'm getting at is that in this day and time young people and their parents really need to look to see if the traditional college experience will actually be beneficial in their lives or if more creative ways of educating oneself will fit their lives and plans much better.After all, whatever type of education you get, the point is that it is helpful and not harmful to you down the road.

I feel there are several factors to consider on strategies and in order to understand them, one needs to understand their own goals/intentions, as I believe it takes a team (including one self) to strategize.For example, on property taxes, I have a company who specializes in disputing property taxes.

It is an exciting industry with highs and lows but definitely do believe educating oneself on what to look for, how to analyze and structure deals are essential factors in a good deal vs going belly up!

A person with a disability has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities (for example, caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working).

The BP community stands very ready to help and make some recommendations especially if its known that the ask is clear, the person has spent a bit of time educating oneself on options.... some reading (BP, other RE books), perhaps attended some local RE meetups for a few months, founds some areas that made sense, then formulated some sound choices.  

If you are used to syndicating $10 million deals, and you have the investors for it and can do a number of them per year, you won't stop doing that and just buy one self-funded deal and be done.  

What is common practice and what are the best ways to check the validity of a lender and protect oneself against scams?

Little did I know, that a day or two later word got out and some shady criminal investor who heard about the deal went around my back (and my contract) and got the seller to sign a contract and closed within three days before I even knew a thing.Granted there are many ways to help protect oneself from thieves/criminals like this guy - maintaining a good relationship with the seller, affidavit of memorandum, only shooting out your deals to trustworthy buyers, closing on the deal before your wholesale it, and so forth.

So buying low, then reselling higher... and NOT ending- up PERSONALLY "over leveraged," whilst making the BANKS most of the MONEY... as at the end of the day their rigged "system" is designed and constantly "readjusted" to do precisely the OPPOSITE of making the 99% "wealthier," so WHY limit oneself to ONLY PLAYING their games?!)  

This is why educating oneself is the greatest investment anyone can make and why BP will always be a vital part of this ride.