Doing 1031 exchanges over and over has built my wealth tremendously...

Why is that, when both have seen tremendous growth?

Thanks a lot Jon you have been a tremendous amount of help.

@Dave Toelkes the funny thing is that I could make a tremendous amount more in REI and pay far less in taxes than I do in my current profession- but I would not be as fulfilled.

You have a tremendous tax advantage by doing things that way.

, then a great though unintended service has resulted from the tremendous growth of these sites.

We use the leverage we have gained by providing our partner banks with a tremendously large number of great clients who are using these programs to obtain the absolute best rates and terms for our current and future clients.  

Be able to feel confident in leaving the military to work within real estate full time (preferably investing solely right away, but backup plan is to possibly work as an agent)I have sought out a paid mentor and he has helped tremendously thus far.

You cannot predict appreciation, but based on my experience over the last ten years, I can predict cash flow at a much higher accuracy rate.You're also right, cash flow can go down, but in Austin as well as the other markets I'm in that are experiencing tremendous job and population growth...hence demand for rentals...

But I believe if you compare it to "college" (which by the way you cannot learn in traditional college how to be a real estate investor) it is a tremendous savings.