I have taken personal loans out at 11-13% from banks because it was more financially practical than the hard money route.

It exposes some very questionable tactics in your business model (if you can call it that), and bragging about almost ripping off an elderly widower through the unlicensed practice of real estate does not paint you in a positive or professional light. 

The court order also allows Wisconsin residents that are VPM tenants to terminate their leases with VPM without penalty, and seek financial damages against VPM that resulted from the company’s “prohibited acts and practices.

Networking is always a great practice and you never know who you might meet there and what good information they have to share.Hope that makes sense.

His approach was to establish a relationship, ask where they were currently invested, provide information on investing in RE, get face to face when practical, providing more information but not a deal.

My understanding is that they can be more hands-on at times and other times they practically run themselves.  

Along the way you'll also have seen a few other deals happen and you've read a bunch more on BP and other resources about best practices for your investment method.Take that good deal down and constantly be evaluating what you could have done and what you can do better.  

It's best practice to get in the habit of shutting off the main water supply before leaving your home for an extended period of time, no matter the time of year. 

I see lots of people discussing theory but not many discussing actual real life practice.

Is it practical or advisable to comp a duplex property(2Bd 1Ba per side) to a single family home that is 4Bd 2Ba?