That drives the learning process, and turns it into a series of specific things that you must learn one after the other, rather than a vague "learn lots of stuff about RE" which is harder to act on.Start with an end goal in mind, and then work backwards from that.

I buy wholesale on properties where there is little competition to drive the price up.

CONSUMER LOANS DEFINED: Loans to consumers (natural persons) that are for personal, family or household use.If I'm not mistaken, that same language is in the Safe Act.

I realized I really enjoy driving around and looking at properties.

I realized I really enjoy driving around and looking at properties.

If a tenant makes a repair will it be safe and high quality repair?

The SEC still has not written the rules that were supposed to be written by July 4, 2012.Your friend lending you money is probably not going to cause an issue under securities laws, but you will need to make sure you comply with the SAFE Act and any state lending laws.If you and your friend are partners (members) in an LLC, and you are both involved in the management of the business, then you probably don't have any securities issues because his membership interest would not be a security (even if he puts in most or all of the capital).

And JUST started my educational journey in mid-January 2013 when my wife gave birth to our twin girls :) Our family, our future, and our time became a driving force behind why I have made the decision to pursue creating assets through real estate.My experience is in Marketing, Brand Management, and Digital Education/Communications.

I drive around my primary focus area almost on a daily basis and I am seeing more and more for rent signs going up each day.

I would just make sure that it's as safe as you can reasonably make it and then leave it at that.