Regarding "...anyone who is truly motivated could succeed easily without paying (literally and figuratively) for newbie mistakes..." it sounds like the Kool-Aid went down smoothly.

From a 30,000 ft. view, it seems like there are some decent residential neighborhoods and a stable supply of jobs in government, healthcare and education. 

We have setup a team of people we trust to do the groundwork of closing deals as we continue to develop our business strategy from California where we play soccer.We will be visiting Kansas City from Nov. 29- Dec. 1 to research the area along with setting up meetings with potential trustworthy broker's/wholesalers to aid us in finding properties.I look forward to hearing back from anyone interested in working with us or if anyone has any recommendations with trustworthy brokers/wholesalers they have worked with in the Kansas City area.I really appreciate your responses.Marc

My husband and I both have doctorate degrees in the healthcare industry.

That can range from a spike in input costs such as sudden rise in the price of oil or corn to a shift in sentiment that could generate new legislation that either aides or harms a company. 

The intoxicated ones will defend their opinions by just repeating themselves in a louder voice and aren't in any mood to learn since they already know the topic.Wholesaling is where many begin, it takes no money, no credit, no job and it's thought to require little knowledge, they drank the spiked Kool-Aid and started 4 hours ago.

The equity amounts vary state by state, they are saying at that level of equity you must use a foreclosure they do not bar you from having to foreclose at a lower equity amount if your buyer objects.BTW, I'm involved in a heck of a situation on an eviction mess, the tenant now has free legal aid, the plan is, I believe, suing the other tenant, the PM and the landlord, all separately.

No world class healthcare system to look after them. 

I liked that book because I quite often thought about this in theory but it was nice to see someone else writing about it.He mentions that by freeing your time and creating systems and processes with the aid of technology you can create faster velocity of your money in a given day, week, month, or year and that increases your wealth quicker.With good systems and processes you can eventually free your self from having to work "in," your business and rather work "on," it. 

There's also sometimes just unexpected expenses -- health, cars, kids, fewer work hours than promised, etc. that hinders people.