When my youngest went to school, I changed my license status to Active, and have learned and enjoyed helping people buy/sell/invest for around 7 years now.Everyone's journey is different....you might one day no longer be a firefighter...you might move to another state....you might want to buy a house one day and having a real estate license could save you some money. 

Quote from @Brandon Morgan: If you screw up a deal with a friend or relative, you will lose money and the relationship.

I think it's a great market to invest in - excited for you!

Sadly, there are quite a few people over 65 on the verge of losing all their retirement money they put into these guy's investments that are doing terribly while they both go start new ones.

Quote from @Katie Holmes: I personally invest in Tulsa and love it! 

However, what is far more important for financial freedom is the location/city where you invest.The city where you invest is far more important than the current interest rate.

Maybe he's talking about a private money lender??

An example of this would be mixing your personal money and LLC money in the same bank account.3.

If you are raising money in a syndication raising less than $1M can be challenging due to the setup and ongoing costs to manage and run it.

The company wanted me to push stocks and bonds, but didn't want me recommending anything they didn't make money on.