Pick their brain and get a firm grasp before proceeding. 

I've read about cap rate, heard it discussed on the podcast, but still don't have a grasp on it.

Value add seems to be the easiest for me to grasp and to directly benefit from my own RE experience managing and renovating my primary asset, a 37 unit apartment building in LA, CA.4. 

It's unfortunate you can't grasp the message. 

Now, if you are 45 and have a mature grasp on your financial obligations and feel like the last person on earth you would ever fail to pay would be that family member, then perhaps some interest only plan would work.

I can't seem to grasp what that is, and I've tried using the search function, but no luck.

It definitely feels a little daunting getting into REI, but I'm sure once we get our first deal done we'll have a better grasp on things.

For tax purposes, I really want to have a grasp of where all of the money is flowing.Any thoughts?

However, I'm starting to toy with the idea of flipping, because I feel like I've got a better idea of renovation costs and a better grasp on the local market overall now that I've rehabbed 3 rentals.  

Making money in real estate, ethically is so easy, I just can't grasp sometimes why some choose to do what they do as if they think they won't be caught down the road.