I also played sports during my college career (swimming), nationally and internationally.

It's like saying I play "sports." 

I also like a lot of water sports like surfing, paddle boarding, diving, fishing, foraging, and motorcycle stuff.I can justify the expense because I call it a "business facility" and I always love going in there to organize and play with my toys or work on my ventures.

No different if you were buying the last sports car on the lot, paperwork filled out...and I wanted it, and I paid you a fee to let me buy it instead.Please read up on the laws of wholesaling options in your state. 

I enjoy sports, playing guitar, and the beach.I have completed the 135 hour real estate salesperson course through Rockwell Institute, and really felt like I learned a lot.

Work, sports on the weekends with my little guy, and family time in general ...

So, I'm a new poster here, but have worked in the mortgage industry for the past 18 years, as well as pursued my own RE investments (good and bad)... to previous points in the thread, I've always been fond of the thought that, after 2008, "Closing loans is a team sport"...it takes many hands to make a deal work in and around the actual loan. 

New Wal-Mart grocery, new strip mallz around the corner, across the street from running track and sports complex.

Knowing each other from a volunteer activity or kids share a sport are a good way to get a break.5) Do more than one transaction, prices change dramatically when we are working in bulk and based on a price point.

The South Korean Teacher's Pension fund, or the entity managing your Roth IRA, or whatever, that buys the mortgage backed security wants the safe asset paying a steady ROI, but doesn't want to deal with consumers directly at the point of origination.