The articles show the devastation done by the lack or poor business practices of the IHA. 

Those of us who have build investment assets, businesses, professional practices, etc. understand how much time, effort, planning and capital it takes to “scale”.  

I will sure check all available tools BP provides to learn and practice analyzing deals.

Quote from @Virginia VanOeveren: To start as a private money lender, educate yourself on real estate investing and lending practices, define clear loan criteria, and conduct thorough due diligence on borrowers and properties.

The money you took from our builds was for a 5 year old college future.

The college has lots of students, and the surrounding areas have some wealth.

One parent can stay home through college. 

I see you invested a serious amount of sweat equity (and real cash) into turning it into something practically new from the inside out, and it looks like it paid off in a big way.

Depending on your employer's plans, you may have to use some of your "use it or lose it" benefits urgently.Save for college.

College towns are great options for investment properties.