So, If you get sued, if they carry through the process, if it goes to trial, and if they win, and if the court awards them a judgment against you, you can most likely file bankruptcy and wipe it all out anyway.

We were set to go to trial next week but now have to wait to see if they can grant me a motion for relief.

You seem to have constructed a nice retirement for yourself in N Arizona (which is arguably more beautiful than Joshua Tree) as a contractor and I don't doubt that you have ten lifetimes worth of trials and tribulations we can all learn from but without a bachelors degree you hardly have a shot at a customer service job at any credible corporation that can offer an employee upside, benefits and a respectable culture.

It is kind of like the difference between going to a weekend training seminar to learn about diet and exercise so you can loose weight VS. having a personal trainer for 6 months that is measuring your progress and telling you what to do and what order to do it in.The part that sucks for guys like me is that I don't make enough at my coaching to live like a rock star, so I gotta keep flipping deals and managing rentals, LOL!

So free members do not currently have access to previous reports during your five-report trial.

I suspect that there are many out there who want to believe that they can purchase (and just as many ready to sell) real estate knowledge rather than having to go through the trials and tribulations of actually experiencing it.

The landlord elected trial by jury.

Last night, I was reading the Morris Invest Case Study 2.0 (@tyler jahnke) and not only was it enlightening to see the trials and tribulations of his journey but it was astounding to see how the BiggerPockets community got so involved in the comment threads and how helpful everyone is.

Once a case gets filed in California, I think the trial is set out for about two years away depending on case load.

I have pretty much done all my learning the old fashion why of trial and error.