It was great to get our heads in the game, and got us to move quicker to get a house (since we were basically forced to get a pre-approved loan in order to tour houses...).

Not sure if hard money would be the correct route to go for this one or notHey @Scott Allen I generally run the initial underwriting to minimize the developer's equity (@Shayan Sameer) based on the max LTV % or LTARV % that the handful of HMLs that quote me on my deals.

Our primary objective as coaches is to help clients ask the right questions, develop the right criteria, and identify potential red flags. 

Just keep in mind that entertainment expenses—like taking clients out for a show or a game—aren’t deductible anymore.And, yes, you can deduct 100% of your education expenses if you’re already a real estate investor.

The end goal is to have a piece of land with multiple houses: one for my growing family but also a home for my mother in law.My mother in law has agreed to foot the money on a new property/land up front and when ready we can buy land from her to build/develop etc. 

One tip is to start looking into meetups to connect with investors / others in the REI game (in person/online).

This is a long term development opportunity.

For example, here in Columbus Ohio, you have amazing macros (population growth, job growth, and companies moving and developing here like Intel headquarters, Amazon, FB, Google, Nationwide, and recently Anduril AND you can still find positive cash flow and the 1% rule here PLUS there's AMAZING appreciation potential.2.

I would say that @Jay Hinrichs' personality is more eccentric in investing in things that are uncommon that most people can stare at all day and still not realize how much money can be created with a specific skill set of converting one thing into something else (set such as timber, land, and high end development).  

I'd rather pay for a platform whose revenue comes from subscription fees because at least they are developing features and functionality for the "right reasons.I've never heard of Digb (what kind of name is that?).