I used to run an Internet company and always tested out the latest and greatest software but keep coming back to salesforce.

I've been in the real estate investing biz for 17 years, but in land development for only 3 so I partner with developers who have 30+ years experience because entitlement is tricky.Our latest land deal is interesting.

Then he finds experts on the topic, pays them for their time and gets busy building his latest idea.

The blog by Jeff Brown in today's newsletter (http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/07/25/real-estate-investors-myths-eternal-truths/) was the latest place where I heard him beating the drum about 1031s only being worthwhile as a last resort.  

Yeah we just got hit with the latest rounds of tax increases in Chicago and my landlord just raised our rents.

My latest ride is a 1997 Honda CRV that just hit 199,000 miles. 

Moreover, there's actually a separate Forum category for Crowdfunding (https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/520-crowdfund...) if you want to peruse the latest discussions.

Thanks for the replies guys, When I look at the latest Appraiser independence requirements, it does have a clause on transferring an appraisal from one lender to another, which appears to be a newer code of conduct from 2010.  

I did 100% of the work myself, made $40,000 on the first home and $30,000 on the latest.

This usually ends the nonsense ("the upstairs tenants wake me at 6am, a kitchen cabinet knob is loose, the kitchen light is not bright enough AND the latest...light from the street lamp comes thru the blinds into our bedroom" = maybe you want to leave...and "Oh no, we LOVE it here".Grad students don't tend to have alot of money to move around.