I just used the knowledge to create my own, though it, of course, closely resembles what he puts together in the course. 

I would build stick built and maybe the siding to resemble a log cabin if that's the look you're going for . 

Same can be said for the real estate market, the billion dollar industry of forums, books and training has propped up real estate by investors and institutions that resemble an overvalued stock that is not inline with incomes.250k in the S&P 500 10 years ago would be 900k today with no effort.

I get why any would view it as a MLM, heck I did, because in a lot of ways it resembles one.

Ive looked through my personal CCs and my one business credit line (not an actual card) and anything resembling "manufactured spending" is against the banks terms of use in the contract.One  *possible* option if youre already self-managing your properties and use a landlord/tenent portal (like app-folio or buildium) that is linked to an operating account would be to make contributions to your landlord account via your CC(s) and then cut a check from the operating account.

It's as if Oregon and Washington are racing to see which one can more quickly resemble the cesspool that is California. 

Purchase price: $235,000 Cash invested: $75,000 Sale price: $425,000 The Ardmore Chalet is a fully updated contemporary home that resembles a hidden mountain getaway tucked into the middle of the Ardmore neighborhood.

I love this country mate but it's starting to resemble communism...The most thankless job in all of real estate is property management.It's almost impossible enough to find a legit operator like yourself and then folks request lower fee's.Unbelievable...I don't think folks understand how much time and effort is needed to property manage "properly" and the 10% is peanuts.Sure, if you pay in peanuts you will get a monkey heheTry self managing and many will come back crying in a few months.Just my opinion after pounding the PM pavement for 10+ years now 

In our discussion I mentioned how much these mentorships resembled multi level marketing, a comparison she disagreed with completely.

To calculate your land value, take into consideration the average price per square foot or acre of the comps and apply that to your land.Steps to apply comps to your property:1) Compile multiple comps: Find a real estate agent to help you put together a list of comparable properties.2) Make adjustments: Analyze each comp carefully to determine whether it has advantages or disadvantages when compared to your property and make adjustments to the value upwards or downwards as necessary.3) Determine the use of weighted average vs average: Depending on how close the comps are to your specific property; you may consider utilizing the weighted average method to place a greater weight on those properties that more closely resemble yours.Using comps to value your land can add a component of complexity and subjectivity.