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”.  

We're limited in what we can post in the BP forums and on our website because of regulations and NDA agreements.Continued success!

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 number crunching is probably the easiest part, whereas the networking and deal sourcing are all skills I'd need practice with.

•There are also different important rules as well as different regulations that you need to take note as well as you need to follow if you want to obtain this 1031 exchange.

Corporate transparency is already regulated at the state level.  

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.

You're buying a specific property, in a specific location, in a specific condition, subject to local rules and regulations.