She's a pro, goes above and beyond any questions I ask, and she's uber responsive and engaging.Brie has answered this, but I thought I'd throw it out there to other folk:I just got pre-qualified for an FHA loan, have run some numbers of some properties, and received some from Brie.

If you don't want to be highly leveraged, you can always throw a straight rehab in occasionally to generate additional capital.  

Honestly, I can't wait until some young attorney wants to make a name for himself / herself and starts throwing out lawsuits at all these new investors who went to a weekend class and were led to believe they were now investors.

At the very least, I am looking to stop throwing my rent money away and try turning it into equity (down the road).

At the end of the day, this is business... but I like to help my good TTs when life throws them curveballs. 

What else can I do besides throwing my money into a savings account or my 401K? 

I'm happy to plan something and throw out a time that might work for those interested in grabbing a beer or something at say a local brewery? 

I think the thing is that most of these "Guru's" are targeting a broad audience and to the uninitiated they need these things to get to the core information.

I know you did not ask about this but I am just throwing in for you to think about. 

Many people on this site just throw that around "you have to do your due diligence, you have to do due diligence"....ok....what does that mean?