Family owns hardware store, class A construction company close fried.

Then it WILL MATTER who you sign with because you'll need to decide which brokerage can offer the best learning experience without breaking your wallet.

Stay away from the “guru” sales-pitch events - they rarely increase your investment knowledge, they merely empty your wallet!

(had the card in his wallet)...  

PROS:  Tenant could pay online;  My accounting is automatically done;  late fees automatically appliedCONS:  I have to pay $9 a month (not too bad because we have 3 tenants paying this way).My buddy uses Google Wallet which seems pretty easy and is FREE!

The local hardware store added the amount of die needed for a quart as opposed to a gallon. 

House still had a very nice kitchen with granite countertops, new roof, new windows, baths we redid master shower and vanity, the other 2 baths we just upgraded hardware, paint, tubs and vanities were good were good. ... house on 2.5 acres.

Your paint rep and hardware store owner will know all of the players.I get a few from bank contacts, but this isnt happening as much anymore because the banks I had relationships with got aquired.I send some targeted letters and have never gotten a deal from that.I got one deal from a neighbor at one of my rentals.

It'd be no different than if he said "I can't guarantee that I won't assault you and steal your wallet".

Also, many ATMs all over the world now dispense cash in local currency from Bitcoin wallets.