Certified" implies someone is doing the certification.

Jeff,I was not aware of that technique being illegal (and am certain I have read about it in several books as a method to build a buyers list), and certainly would not want to imply that anyone should use illegal techniques.

Do your due diligence.Jonathan Halverson I am not implying you would do this since I don't know you.

And I know your post said building so it implied commercial real estate but then your post mentioned the number of people joining BP which is more residential in nature so I wasn't sure.Anyway, I don't believe there is a direct correlation between rates and values either.

For me, it is a probability bet, what are the odds in five or 10 years that someone will want to or can pay the implied rents on the prices being seen in some markets?  

As the subject implies I am a Marine Corps veteran from Waco, Texas.

This implies that I can purchase neglected properties, rehab, and have additional appreciation (more per unit than many other parts of the country).Good luck where ever you choose to invest. 

As my title implies, 2016 was the year that I actually got off the couch and became a legit investor, going from 0 to 3 rentals.  

I would like to introduce myself-I am the marketing director for  a small real estate investment group- I work with a group of like-minded business men who all were coaches and trainers for Rich dad poor dad and have many many years real estate investment backgrounds.

Assignment clauses were not meant so that a bunch of yahoos could act as brokers, skirt license laws, and call themselves a name that implies they bring  deals!