@Chris Lopez Thanks for the advice....I will do my best to steer clear of high priced gurus.  

I certainly don't want to steer them wrong, but instead, give them the gift of the Brrrr.

But get connected with the officers and they can help steer you toward some of the more seasoned investors.

I never used one so I cant really give you a company to try but I know plenty of ppl on her have and can steer you in the right direction. 

i would say steer clear of used as they have a tendency to fail soon after the warranty period of 60 days.  

I steer away from Hartford though because the real estate taxes there make most deals untenable.  

@Philip Astrachanthat's a lot of slices of pieid be careful -are all you guys frat brothers or somethingif your not in a position to cover your investment then id steer clearlook at it this way- you drop 250keverything goes southhow do you protect your investmentyou cant- you just lost 250kyou cant prove which piece of pie is yoursgood luck

The reason most people steer from digital is knowledge-based, but if you're going to pay someone anyways you might as well head online...Take 1000 mailers @ $0.40 each, that's $400. 

I think I may steer clear of the modification for now. 

I'm sure we could fill an entire book with different rules, but what would be the main rules that, if followed, would steer investors in the right direction.