"Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices.

There are no secrets, no real short cuts to doing anything right.Be very careful in selecting a mentor, especially those that specialize in some niche and promote just a few stratigies, that's no place to start, no place to learn and is usually a good way to end up being caught up never learning the entire realm of RE, ending up as a birddog for that mentor in that specialty.You might think that if you want to be a landlord you should just tie up with a landlord, you'd be very wrong unless that landlord can operate in all areas.

This case involved Raphael Pirker, who was fined $10,000 by the FAA for flying a drone over the University of Virginia to obtain promotional footage."    

No one should be naive enough to believe otherwise.The following is from one of his ads: The 3 Step Wealth Formula that virtually anyone can followBrad's 3 Rules to Retire Early that can enable anyone to exit the Rat-Race Finding the Deals, including Off-Market dealsEvaluating the Deals Contracting & Negotiating the DealsDue Diligence Exit Strategies Multifamily FinancingMultifamily Business PlanningGroup Purchases & Raising MoneyBuilding Your TeamUsing Your IRASteps to Your First DealCase StudiesBus field trip on Sunday rented at Brad's expenseAgain, I am not an affiliate or paid to promote or whatever, but I will receive a referral fee if you put my name down as a referral source and pay for one of this programs.

Yes, I know there's such thing as a "promote" but let's keep it simple...

Many Asset Protection Consultants promote Nevada Corporations and Offshore Entities at premium prices and high maintenance fees.

So you're trying to promote yourself as a newbie that made a few $50K+ checks, but you just happen to have a website offering training for $499.

Not only for RE purposes but to also put the ISD on blast for finagling their numbers when promoting a tax increase for a bond.  

NORADA:  Is both a turnkey provider and promoter. 

Spending $30 at Target & Goodwill for some silverware/pots & pans seems like a fair trade if you promote it properly and make $150+ per night!