Almost a scare tactic and it infers that your clients are not smart or savvy enough to grasp the complexity.

So the fact that your estate plan has some things in common with what Edelman writes is simply one of coincidence - or two relatively smart people grasping the tax code in similar ways.As to high net worth - I just threw that in to help grab attention.

I have had a solid financial background all my life and that was my major in college, so I believe I have a better grasp on that stuff then the average person.

We work in Real Estate as well as Mortgage, so we have a fairly good grasp on the market here on the Islands.

Learn the business and one you have about an 80% grasp on it - jump in.

I was told that it could possibly be done using a land trust but I really dont have a grasp on the trust process.

Brokers, Agents, Sellers) until I grasp the concept and do some more homework.

We train Property Locators (we call 'em BirdDogZ) all over the country and feel that having a "mentor" in the business is absolutely a great thing.That being said, I will agree with Ryan's suggestion that you start your learning process now to get a genral grasp of Real Estate Investing so that you can ask quality questions of your mentor.You must also understand that the people that actually wake up everyday and do the business of Creative Real Estate Investing are asked e v e r y d a y to be someone's mentor.

I would love to get in touch with other investors in the area, so give me an email or PM if you are nearby.Anyway, I'd like to describe my first deal and show other potential investors that I've got a good grasp on the numbers involved.Originally I was looking at buying a single condo in the Cambridge area.

You could be in Mainframes, networking, web design, web development, database administration, PC Support, etc.Rather than trying to grasp it all, grasp one really well.