How can we expect them to teach a life that they themselves do not live…Colleges do a wonderful job of producing employees.

I am a landscaper by trade and have been around construction a good part of my life.

There are probably hundreds of how to books but nothing beats real life knowledge and live advice you can get right here.First option which is the best option in my opinion is to keep 100% of the ownership and equity, keep the investor in a lender position, secured with a note and deed of trust which pays investor set interest rate (I typically pay 10%-12%) and you keep all profits.Option 2 would be to give an equity share where lender gets paid interest plus has some % of the equity.

I'm not talking about on here, I'm talking about in real life, off the computer, I have asked pros that I have met how they have done things to get off the ground and they just won't help me.

Beyond that there are many different style and types of investing.

Crap... how easy it is for the govt to screw someone's life.....

, and of course don't become so mentally invested in it that you are reluctant to change it or even completely scrap it and rework it as you learn more.The other tip I have is to be smart with your money in life, and make sure your brain always makes the decisions and not your emotions.

I dont believe most of the small guys have a clue what is involved or how it could benefit them, ones I have dealt with are comfortable with eeking out a job here or there to pay for daily life, they have no ambitions for anything more.

Life changing, really.

It's not a life sentence.