While there is money to be made, something like 80% of the developers eventually go bankrupt.Probably not a place to start, but a place to finish when you've made a ton of money in other areas of real estate.Best way to learn is probably go to work for a successful developer in the area....Blue Star, Craig Hall, Trammell Crow, Hillwood (Ross Perot), Centurian American, Billingsley Company, Woodbine, someone like that.These are the people who have been doing it for years and have billions invested in North Texas.

Essentially the program comes in two pay levels:The first level gives:a mentor assigned to youstudent support classesaccess to the association's buyer list (over 20 years of growth)free negotiations on short salesclub membership for 6 monthsall deals the mentor helps put together will net you 50% of the profittransactional fundingticket to a 2-day boot camp about everything real estate investor6 months paid access to lead generating software (similar to list source but catered to the south Florida market)The second level gives everything the first level does plus:free setup and filing of corporationalta star subscription for one year (site used to download all contracts needed that have been licensed by Florida REALTORS and The Florida bar)funding for rehabsproof of funds lettermentor assisted seller presentations1 year paid association membershiphard money for dealsspouses can join freebusiness cards with investor kitone year paid access to lead generation softwareEssentially the first level is more for wholesale flipping and the second level is for rehabbing.

Take your pick, from pork bellies too mortgages, so to speak of the risk factor there is like saying it's headline news that starring into the sun can harm your eyes. 

But hands down, you got a big gold star for that financial creativity :) in fact, it's possibly worth mentioning to an attorney and a loan officer and get their feedback. 

Turnkeys might not be right for everyone, but I’m sure glad we took the plunge versus sitting at home watching Dancing with the Stars.

Plus I would not have a place to make copies, take clients to put the big screen up, stand face to face with another agent and go in detail about a contract where we both know the house because we have both been in it at some point.Maybe I'm old (I did play Ultima Online/Everquest/World of Warcraft/Star Wars Galaxies).

Ultimately I'm super glad it had an impact on you because otherwise you might not be the super-star investor you are today!

And on that subject, a lawyer named Mike Avenatti, who represented porn star Dani Daniels, suing president Trump was found guilty as he needed more money, trying to extort $20 million from Nike.

It's really no different from the rock star independent brokers who have built brokerages of several hundred producing agents.

I am a voice over IP engineer and probably will still be one till either they let me go or retire.